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Ch. 6 Lesson 3
The War of Independence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Loyalists | Colonists who sided with Gret Britain in the American Revolution. |
| Mercenaries | Soldiers who fight for money. |
| Minutement | American colonial citizen soldiers who would show up at a moment's notice when fighting broke out. |
| Patriots | Colonists who wanted to be independent of Great Britain. |
| Surrendered | When soldiers give up fighting. |
| Treaty of Paris (1783) | Treaty between the United States of America and Great Britain. Ended the American Revolutionary War. |