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| 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 kings and queens |
| Declaration of independence | Official document signed by the colonists announcing their intentions to separate from britain |
| Loyalists | Colonists who remained loyal to the king/ Britain |
| Abigail adams | Wife of John adams who encouraged her husband to remember the ladies |
| Battle of trenton | Patriots led by George Washington who snuck up on the hessians/redcoats on christmas night. 900 were captured |
| Deborah sampson | Dressed up like a man so she could fight in the American revolution |
| Friedrich von steuban | A prussian officer who helped George washington train his troops for battle |
| George Rogers Clark | 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 6 british ship |
| Marquis de lafayette | French commander who fought with george washington on the american revolution |
| Mercenaries | Professional soldiers who fought in the war for money |
| Molly pitcher | Brought water to the soldiers on the battlefield |
| Nathan Hale | "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country" |
| Patriots | Fought for freedom against the british |