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ch.6 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Tomas Paine | called king George the 3 a "royal brute". Paine ridiculed the very idea of rule by king. |
Preamble | introduction to a declaration, constitution or other official document. |
grievance | formal complaint |
resolution | formal statement of opinion or policy |
Richard henry lee | introduced a resolution, or formal statement of opinion to congress. |
logic | reason; careful thought |
violate | fail to keep or observe; infringe on. |
Nathan hale | became an American legend for the fight of NY. Hale was a connecticut officer and volunteered for dangerous spy missions. |
mercenary | solider who fights merely for pay, often for a forigen contry. |
cavalry | units of troops on horse back. |
alliance | agreement between nations or groups to aid and support one another. |
vital | necessary; of great importance |
transform | to change from one thing or condition to another |
enlist | to sign up for military duty. |
civilian | person that's not in the military |
continental | form of paper money printed during the American revolution |
privateer | armed civilian ship that had the goverments permission to attack enemy ships and keep good seized. |
confine | to keep within certain limits |
resource | supply of something to meet a particular need |
traitor | a person who betrays his or her country or cause and help the other side. |
guerrillas | fighters who make small bands to make a hit-and-run attack. |
Marquis de Lafayette | was a French noble and became a high ranking officer in Washingtons army. |
Friedrich von Steuben | was a German baron, helped train the continental army. |
George rogers Clark | clarks forces easily captured two Mississippi river outposts, Kaskaskia and Canokia. |
Bernardo de Gavez | began helping the americans. he secretly provided money and munitions to George rogers clark and other americans |
John paul jones | fought side by side with the larger british warship serapis. |
Nathanael greene | took over command of the continental army in the south in December 1780 |
Francis Marion | in south carolina led his men through the swamps silently then attacked and escaped. |