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Unit 3 vocab
Unit 3 vocab: American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lexington and Concord | The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at These two battles outside of Boston in April 1775; Called "Shot heard round the world" |
| Bunker Hill | The first major battle of the American Revolution; Fought at Breed's Hill outside of Boston. It was a British victory, but the Americans inflicted heavy casualties on them. Their confidence was boosted and they believed they could win the war. |
| Declaration of Independence | Document written by Thomas Jefferson; passed by Continental Congress in July 1776. Officially declared that the United States was a separate country from Great Britain. |
| Declaration of Independence Part 2 | Officially declared that the United States was a separate country from Great Britain; Listed complaints/grievances against King George III; explained reasons why America should declare it's independence. |
| Trenton and Princeton | Battles in which George Washington outwitted the British army and won victories that boosted Americans morale to keep fighting |
| Saratoga | Battle that was the turning point of the war; fought in upstate New York in 1777. Convinced France to make an alliance with the United States. |
| Valley Forge | Camp outside of Philadelphia where the Continental Army suffered through winter but were trained and became a more professional army. |
| King's Mountain | Battle fought on the southern frontier by the overmountian men against loyalists; American victory and turned the tide of the war in the south. |
| Guerrilla Warfare | Type of warfare the Continental Army used on the British Army in the south; destroyed supply lines and burned bridges instead of facing them in battle |
| Yorktown | Last battle of the American Revolution in Oct (19th) 1781; place where the French navy trapped General Charles Cornwallis on a peninsula and laid siege to the British Army |
| Loyalists | Also called Tories; these were Americans that sided with Great Britain during the American Revolution. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Agreement that ended the American Revolution; US received its independence and got all the land to the Mississippi River |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army (1st President) |
| Charles Cornwallis | British general that surrendered to Washington and the French at Yorktown |
| Thomas Jefferson | Member of the Second Continental Congress that wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Thomas Paine | Scottish immigrant that wrote Common Sense and The Crisis |
| Benedict Arnold | Hero of the Battle of Saratoga, but betrayed the United States and joined the British |
| Francis Marion | Also called the 'Swamp Fox'; he was an American that practiced guerrilla warfare in South Carolina |
| Marquis de LeFayette | French officer that was one of Washington's advisors and generals |
| Baron von Steuben | Prussian army officer that trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge |
| Hessians | German mercenaries that fought for the British |
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