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Ch7 SS Vocab1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Mercenary | Professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country |
| Strategy | Overall plan of action |
| Battle of Saratoga | Series of conflicts that led to Burgoyne’s surrender |
| Bayonet | Long steel knives attached to ends of guns |
| Desert | Leaving Military duty without intending to return |
| Privateer | Privately owned ship that a wartime govt. gives permission to attack |
| John Paul Jones | Officer that won the most famous sea battle |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general that was challenged by Gates |
| Guerrilla | Small band of fighters that weaken the enemy’s army by surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks |
| Battle of Yorktown | French and American troops bombarded Yorktown and Cornwallis was trapped. So he surrendered |