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Unit 7
Term | Definition |
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George Washington | Continental American Army General |
James Forten | Son of a free African-American sail maker, was offered a free trip to England but refused |
Privateer | A ship that is given permission to attack an enemy Merchant's ship |
Molly Pitcher | Brought water to tired and thirsty men during battle |
Patrick Henry | Virginia's Governor in 1777 |
Rendezvous | A meeting place |
Strategy | An overall plan of action |
Battles of Yorktown | American and French tropes bombarded Yorktown with cannon fire turning it's buildings to rubble This led to an American victory |
Lord Conrwallis | British General who fought in the South |
Guerrillas | Small bands of fighters who weaken their enemies with surprise raids and hit and run attacks. |
Pacifest | A person morally opposed to war |
Marquis De Lafayette | Called "the Soldiers Friend" was French |
George Rogers Clark | Defended Western Frontier |
John Paul Jones | Won the most famous sea battle Bonhomme Richard was the name of his ship |
Battle of Saratoga | Was the reason as to why France publicly became the colonies ally |
Mercenary | A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country |
Desert | To leave military duty without intending to return |
Bayonet | A long steel knife attached to the end of a gun |
Ally | A country that agrees to help another country to reach a common goal |
Baron Von Steuben | Helped train American troupes |
Bernado de Galvez | Captured British forts in Spanish land |
King Louis the 16th | Agreed to America alliance after Saratoga |
Treaty of Paris 1783 | negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence |
Richard Allen | Helped start the Free African Society |
Republicanism | support for a republican system of government. |
Elizabeth Freeman | An African American who sued for freedom in Massachusetts and won |