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US History
3.5 Winning the War for Independence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charles Cornwallis | British General and defeated Patriot forces at Camden, SC in August 1780 |
| Francis Marion | known as the "Swamp Fox," was a Brigadier General in the American Revolution who used guerrilla tactics to fight the British in South Carolina |
| Nathanael Greene | Appointed the commander of the Continental Army in the south in late 1780 |
| Yorktown | Cornwallis' headquarters |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | Acknowledged that the colonies were independent. |
| Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom | Granted religious liberty, declared that the state had no official church and could not collect taxes to support churches |