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Chapter 4:3-4
Revolutionary War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | The Americans tried unsuccessfully to get the British to leave Boston, May 1775 |
| General William Howe | This general won the Battle of Bunker Hill, but suffered many casualties to do so |
| Henry Knox | He transported cannons from Ticonderoga to Boston in the Winter of 1775-1776 |
| Fort Ticonderoga | British fort captured by Ethan Allen |
| Ethan Allen | He captured Ft. Ticonderoga and took the cannons |
| Thomas Paine | Inspiring author of "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis" |
| Mercenaries | Professional soldiers who will fight for whoever pays them |
| Hessians | Professional German soldiers hired by Britain; they were defeated at Trenton |
| Continental Dollar | Worthless paper currency issued by the Second Continental Congress |
| Molly Pitcher | She helped fire the cannons at the Battle of Monmouth |
| Trenton | Washington attacked this town on the day after Christmas |
| Princeton | Washington defeated Cornwallis here in January of 1777 |
| Delaware River | Washington crossed this river on Christmas Day, 1776 |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French officer who volunteered to help George Washington |
| Ben Franklin | American diplomat in France during the Revolutionary War |
| Valley Forge | Washington's soldiers suffered through a bitter winter here |
| Baron Von Steuben | He trained Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge |
| Philadelphia | City located near Valley Forge |
| Saratoga | This battle led to the French decision to become allies with the United States |
| Hudson River | The Battle of Saratoga was part of a plan to control this river |
| Monmouth | Washington's army tried to stop the British retreat from Philadelphia to New York City, Summer 1778 |
| Indians | British allies during the American Revolution |
| Loyalists | Americans who supported the British |
| Yorktown | Final Battle of the American Revolution |
| General Cornwallis | Surrendered to Washington at Yorktown |
| Mississippi River | Western boundary of the US after the Revolution |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | This officially ended the American Revolution |
| Manumission | The practice of voluntarily freeing your slaves |
| British | This side offered freedom to enslaved African Americans during the American Revolution |
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