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The Amer. Revolution
The American Revolution (8.19-8.20)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Battle of Trenton | Washington crossed the Delaware River to lead a surprise attack against the Hessians in New Jersey on Christmas night; encouraged American soldiers to re-enlist |
| Battle of Princeton | Washington led Americans to victory shortly after the Battle of Trenton; helped to keep soldiers from giving up and increased enlistment in the army |
| Battles of Saratoga | American's victory here stopped the British plan to separate New England from the rest of the colonies |
| Valley Forge | where Washington's army spent the winter in '76-'77; soldiers experienced great hardships; soldiers received extra training from foreign allies |
| Battle of King's Mountain | British forced to retreat here with the help of the Over Mountain Boys from East TN; helped to bring more Southern support for the Patriot cause |
| Battle of Yorktown | last major battle; aided by the French, Washington surrounded British Gen. Cornwallis & forced him to surrender; led British gov to sign peace treaty |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Benedict Arnold | US General who became a traitor by trying to sell military secrets |
| Hessians | hired German soldiers who fought for the British |
| Marquis de La Fayette | French nobleman's son who came to America to help Patriot cause; an aid to Washington |
| Baron (Friedrich) von Steuben | from Prussia, helped train Washington's troops at Valley Forge |
| Francis Marion | known as the "Swamp Fox" because of his guerrilla warfare tactics |
| "The Crisis" | encouraged soldiers and colonists to keep on fighting for the Patriot cause |
| Thomas Paine | wrote "The Crisis" |
| Mount Vernon | the home George Washington returned to following the Revolution |
| guerilla warfare | surprise attacks from behind cover; unlike the European style of fighting out in the open |
| Over Mountain Boys | soldiers from East TN who fought for Patriots and helped secure a victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina |
| Ben Franklin | representative from Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress; visited France to persuade France to become US allies |
| Tories | another name for Loyalists |
| Treaty of Paris | the terms of agreement ending the American Revolution; written by John Jay, |
| Battles of Saratoga | American victory which convinced France to become our allies |
| George Washington | resolved the conflict between soldiers and Congress after Congress did not pay soldiers who had fought and won the American Revolution |
| Deborah Sampson | disguised herself as a man and fought with the Continental Army |
| blockade | British ships blocked American ports, preventing supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army.\ |
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