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Chapter 7 Vocab.JH:)

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On June 1775, he became the commander of the Continental Army.   George Washington  
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A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country.   mercenary  
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An overall plan of action.   strategy  
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A meeting.   rendezvous  
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The series of conflicts that led to the British surrender was known as...   Battles of Saratoga  
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A country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal.   ally  
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A 19-year-old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington's Army.   Marquis de Lafayette  
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Long steel knives attached to the ends of guns.   bayonet  
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When soldiers left a military duty without intending to return.   desert  
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A privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy's merchant ships.   privateer  
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A 14-year-old buy, who was the son of a free African-Americansail maker.   James Forten  
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A continental Navy officer who won the most famous sea battle.   John Paul Jones  
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A British general from South Carolina.   Lord Cornwallis  
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Small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks.   guerrillas  
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Mostly Quakers, who opposed war.   pacifist  
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When French and American troops bombarded Yorktown with cannon fire, turning buildings to rubble.   Battle of Yorktown  
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This treaty ended the Revolutionary war.   Treaty of Paris of 1783  
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This idea stated that instead of a king, the people would rule.   republicanism  
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Was sued for her freedom in a Massachusttes court and won.   Elizabeth Freeman  
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A preacher that helped start the Free African Society.   Richard Allen  
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