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american revolution
social studies 2014 final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ethan alllen | leader of the green mountain boys |
| Bennidict Arnold | american who tried to sell West Point to the brittish |
| john burgoyne | brittish general, "gentelmen Johnny", defeated in the battle of Saratoga |
| john hancock | first to sign the deceloration of independence |
| patrick henry | partiot-- "give me liberty of give me death" |
| hessians | german mercenaries-- helped the brittish |
| thomas jefferson | uthor of the declaration of independence-- presidant of the US |
| john paul jones | american naval leader-- "i have not yet begun to fight" |
| marquois de lafyette | a frenchman who assisted the US in the wae |
| loyalists | people who supported england durring the revolution |
| mercenaries | hired soldgers |
| minnute men | men who would be ready to fight for america at a minnutes notice |
| thomas paine | wrote "common sence", urging patriots to separate from england |
| patriots | people who wanted the colonies to be free |
| rebel | name for people who rebelled against england's rule |
| red coats | another name for brittish soldiers |
| paul revere | made the famous ride saying "the brittish are comming" to alert the americans |
| baron von steuben | trained washingtons troops at valley forge |
| George washington | general of the continental army and the first president of the US |
| patrick henry says... | "give me liberty or give me death" |
| james otis says... | "no taxation without representation" |
| comittee of corrispondence | keeps new england colonies informed by a series of letters |
| continental army | the american army |
| sons of liberty | a secret group organised in boston that protested acts-- sam adams |
| mississippi river | the western boundry of the US |