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Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Paris | Great Britian recognizes the United States of America as an independent nation |
| 2nd Continental Congress | American leaders meeting and making decisions |
| mercenary | German soldiers |
| Battle of Saratoga | Britian attempts to take control of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River |
| Declaration of Independence | document explaining the Americans' reasons for breaking with Britian |
| Green Mountain Boys | group of Patriot soldiers from Vermont |
| Olive Branch Petition | congress offering Britian a peaceful solution to the problem |
| traitor | a person working against her country |
| George Rogers Clark | leader of a small patriot force that captured Fort Vinennes |
| John Paul Jones | patriot naval leader who commanded the American ship Bonhomme Richard |
| Friedrich Von Steuben | German officer who trained American soldiers |
| Prince Hall | minister who fought in the Continental Army and became an early leader in the struggle to end slavery |