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Section 3-4

Vocab words section 3-4

WordAnswer
Mercenaries Hired foreign soldiers
Lord Dunmaoes Proclamination Drew to the British side thousands of slaves willing to fight in exchange for their freedom.
Peter Salem and Salmen Poor African Americans who fought in important battles.
Thayendanegea He was a Mohawk leader also known as Jospoh Brant. He persuaded many of the Iroquois in New York to support British.
Deborah Sampson She disguised herself as a man to fight in the war.
Mary Ludwig Hays AKA Molly Pitcher She was the most famous women to serve in the war she got her nicname, Mary Pitcher by bringing water to thirsty Patriot troops. Took her husbands place loading cannons after he died.
William Howe The British forced the Continental Army to abandon Long Island, and he led the British.
Battle of Trenton Revolutionary war battle in New Jersey in which Patriot forces captured mare than 900 Hessian troop fighting for Britian.
Battle of Princeton Revolutionary was battle in which Patriots drove back British forces in New Jersey.
John Burgoyne Plan, to cut New England off from the rest of the contries, called for his troops in Canada to retake Fort Ticonderoga, than march south.
Battle of Brandywine Creek Revolutionary was battle in which British forces overwhelmed the Patrits in Pennsylvania.
Battle of Saratoga Revolutionary was battle in New York that resulted in a major defeat in British troops, Patriots greatest victory up to that point in war.
Marquis de Lafayette Arrived from france to help the Americans, a 20 year old who spoke little english lacked combat experience.
Bernardo de Galvez The governor of Spanish Louisiana, was partly helpful to the Patriots.
Friedrich von Steuben Was an experienced Prussian army officer, who spoke little english led with a combination of respect and fear.
John Paul Jones Was a navel hero, once been considered an outlaw. He worked on shipes at a young and after accidentlly killing the of a mutiny he fled america and added Jones to his name.
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