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Chapter 7 Review
Test Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Loyalist | Wanted to remain under British control and opposed revolution |
| Patriot | Supported revolution and independence |
| The Battle of Saratoga | Known as “the turning point of the war”. John Burgoyne was forced to surrender his British forces there |
| Valley Forge | This is where the Continental Army stationed themselves during the winter of 1777 and faced many hardships but emerged stronger than ever |
| Yorktown | Town on the Virginia peninsula where General Cornwallis and the British were forced to surrender |
| Support for the War | Both France and Spain entered the war on the American’s side |
| George Washington | General of the Continental Army and would lead men across the frozen Delaware River into Trenton |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French aristocrat who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general whose campaign in the South led to the eventual surrender at Yorktown |
| Baron Von Steuben | German officer who trained men at Valley Forge |
| Mercenary | A professional soldier who is paid to fight |