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vocab 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Valley Forge | Where Washington and troops wintered over 1778-1779; many died from exposure, disease, and starvation |
| Wentworth Cheswell | Free African American patriot |
| Bernardo DeGalves | Spanish governor of Louisiana who had supplies shipped up the Mississippi to help the patriots against the British |
| Marquis De Lafayette | volunteer from France who wanted to join the battle for freedom |
| `Ambush | surprise attack |
| Mercenaries | Hired soldiers from another country |
| Yorktown | last real battle when Cornwallis surrendered |
| Haym Salomon | A wealthy jewish patriot who loaned large sums of money to the war effort |
| James Armistead | a slave who acted as a slave for Washington |
| Siege | Attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place |
| Privateer | a privately owned ship |
| Ratify | to approve officially |
| recruit | to enlist in the military |
| inflation | when it takes more money to buy the same amount of goods |
| sustain | to suffer or experience |