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Chapter 7 vocab AK
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| George Washington | He was the commander of the continental army. |
| Mercenary | A professional soldier hired from a foreign country to fight for them. |
| Strategy | An overall plan of action. |
| Rendezvous | A meeting with St. Leger and Howe in Albany |
| Battles of Saragtoga | A series of conflicts that led to surrender. |
| Ally | Another country that agrees to help another country. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Was a 19 year old who volunteered to serve in Washington's army. |
| Bayonets | long steel knife attached at the end of the gun. |
| Desert | Leaving military duty with no intentions of coming back. |
| Privateers | A boat Privately owned has permission to be used during the battle |
| James Forten | Son of a free African American sail maker |
| Lord Cornwallis | General of the British Army. |
| Guerrillas | Small band of fighters weaken the enemy with surprise. |
| Pacifist | Opposed to the war. |
| Battle of Yorktown | The Bombing in Yorktown. |
| Treaty Of Paris | This treaty ended the Revolutionary war. |
| Republicanism | In this Government the people would rule. |
| Elizabeth Freeman | Sued for her freedom in Massachusetts court and won. |
| Richard Allen | Helped start freedom African American society. |