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Social Studies Wk5
ss Wk 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mercenaries | Soldiers from one country who are paid to fight for another country. |
| Volunteers | People who perform a service for free. |
| Minutemen | Soldiers who are ready to fight with little warning. |
| Green Mountain Boys | A group of Patriot soldiers from Vermont who captured Fort Ticondergoa for an early American victory. |
| Hessians | German soldiers that were helping Britain. |
| Allies | Other countries that help during wartime. |
| Treaty of Paris | The agreement signed in 1783 at the end of the Revolution which recognized the United States as an independent nation and gave the U.S. a large area of land. |