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Winning Independence

Chapter 6

Word, Term, PersonDefinitionExample/info
prospect possibility; expectation The prospect of wealth attracted many settlers to the colonies.
logic reason; careful thought Use logic to support your opinion.
vital necessary; of great importance He had vital information.
transform to change from one condition to another The battle transformed the militia.
confine to keep within certain limits He was confined to the camp.
resource supply of something to meet a need Gunpowder was a valuable resource to the Americans.
efficient acting effectively without wasted cost or effort The printing press provided an efficient way to make books.
option choice; possible course of action The Americans had few options left by December, 1776.
Thomas Paine Patriot writer Common Sense, The Crisis
Richard Henry Lee Continental Congress delegate from Virginia Introduced the resolution for independence
resolution formal statement of opinion The Virginia Resolution called for independence from Britain.
preamble introduction The Premble to the Declaration is famous.
grievances formal complaints Jefferson listed the colonists' grivances against the king.
Nathan Hale Patriot spy Spied for Washington in New York.
mercenary soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own The Hessians were German mercenaries.
alliance formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal The French and Americans formed an allliance.
Marquis de Lafayette French noble who becomes high ranking officer in Washington's army (blank)
cavalry units of troops on horseback The cavalry was important in the victory.
Friedrich von Steuben Prussian officer who helped train Contintntal soldiers at Valley Forge (blank)
enlist sign up for duty He enlisted in the army.
civilians people not in the military The civilians ran the government.
continentals paper money of the American Revolution The soldiers were paid in continentals.
George Rogers Clark leader of an American frontier militia Clark defeated the British at Vincennes, Cahokia, and Kaskaskia.
Bernado de Galvez Louisiana governor during American Revolution Galvez secretly helped the Americans during the revolution.
John Paul Jones American naval hero John Paul Jones defeated the British ship Serapis.
privateers armed civilian ships with permission to attack enemy ships The American privateers gained wealth from their attacks on enemy ships.
Charles Cornwallis British general Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown.
guerrilla fighter who works in small bands making hit and run attacks The Swamp Fox was a guerrilla fighter.
Francis Marion Famous guerrilla fighter of the American Revolution Francis Marion was known as the Swamp Fox.
Nathanael Green American general in command of the South Green led Cornwallis on a chase throughout the South.
traitor person who turns against one side in a conflict to help the other Benedict Arnold was a traitor to the American cause.
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