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chapter 4.2 & 4.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thomas Paine | author of common sense |
| Common Sense | a 47 page pamphlet that encourages colonists that only citizens should make the laws, not king and queens. |
| Decleration Of Independence | official document signed by the colonists announcing their intentions to seperate from Britain. |
| Loyalists | Colonists who reminded loyal to the king |
| Abigail Adams | Wife of John Adams who encoureged her husband to remember the ladies |
| Battle Of Trenton | Patriots led by George Washington who snuck up on the Hesians/Redcoats on Christmas night. 900 were captured. |
| Deborah Sampson | dressed up as a man so she could fight in the revoloution. |
| Fredrick Von Stebun | A officer who helped George Washington train his troops for battle. |
| George Roger | fought for the Patriots in the west attacking British forts |
| George Washington | Leader of the first continental army |
| John Paul Jones | Scottish naval genius who brought ships to America and attacked British ships |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French commander who fought with George Washington in the american revolution. |
| mercanaries | professional l soldiers who fought in the war for money |
| Molly Pitcher | brought water to the soldiers on battlefield |
| Nathan Hale | "I regret that I have but one life to give my country." |
| Patriots | fought for the freedom against the British. |