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Ch 7 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a country that agreed to help another country | Ally |
| French who volunteered to serve with America - very friendly | Marquis de Lafayette |
| steel knives attached to the ends of guns | Bayonets |
| to leave | Desert |
| privately owned ship that a wartime gov. gives permission to attack an enemy's ship | Privateer |
| son of free black who signed up on a ship, and when British captured it, he refused to betray his country | James Forten |
| officer who won the most famous sea battle | John Paul Jones |
| became commander of the Continental Army and won many battles | George Washington |
| Professional soldier hired to fight in a foreign country | Mercenary |
| overall plan of action | Strategy |
| another word for meeting | Rendezvous |
| the series of conflicts that led to the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne | Battles of Saratoga |
| British General who defeated Gates but surrendered at Yorktown | Lord Cornwallis |
| small group of figthers who weaken the enemies with surprise raids | Guerrillas |
| opposed to war | Pacifists |
| last battle of American Rev. in which Cornwallis was surrounded and surrendered | Battle of Yorktown |
| ended rev. war and included six conditions | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| stated instead of a King, the people would rule | Republicanism |
| sued for her freedom and won | Elizabeth Freeman |
| started Free African Society which encourged Blacks to help each other | Richard Allen |