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ch.7 vocab hm
ch.7 voab hm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| George Washington | commander of the Continental Army who knew that forming a strong army would be key to winning the war against the British |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country |
| strategy | an overall plan of action |
| rendezvous | a meeting |
| Battles of Saratoga | A series of conflicts between British soldiers and the Continental Army in 1777 that proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War |
| ally | a country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | a 19 year old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington's army; He played an important role in both the French and American Revolutions |
| bayonet | a long steel knife attached to the end of a gun |
| desert | to leave military duty without intending to return |
| privateer | a privately owned ship that has government permission during wartime to attack an enemy's merchant ships |
| James Forten | 14 years old son of a free African-American sailmaker who signed up to sail on the Royal Louis; later, when questioned by British captors, refused to betray his country. Later, he became famous for his efforts to end slavery |
| john Paul Jones | officer in the Continental Navy who won most famous sea battle during Revolutionary War |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrendered in Battle of Yorktown |
| guerrillas | a soldier who weakens the enemy with surprise raids and hit & run attacks |
| pacifist | a person morally opposed to war |
| Battle of Yorktown | the last major battle of the Revolutionary War which resulted in surrender of British forces in 1781 |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War confirming the independence of the United States and setting the boundaries of the new nation. |
| republicanism | the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people; people exercise their power by voting for political representatives. |
| Elizabeth Freeman | fought in a court case in Massachusetts for her freedom from slavery and won; Her case helped end slavery in Massachusetts. |
| Richard Allen | preacher who helped start the Free African Society which encouraged African-Americans to help each other. Also founded the A.M.E. church, the first African-American church in the US |
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