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ch 7 vocab js
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| george washington | was the commander of the continetal army |
| mercenary | is a professional soldier hired to fight for a forien country |
| strategy | an overall plan for action |
| rendezous | a meeting |
| battles of saratoga | a seirs of conflicts that resulted in a turning point of the war |
| ally | a country thats helps another country |
| marquis de lafayette | 19 year old french noblemen |
| bayonet | long steel knives that were on the end of the guns |
| desert | to leave the army |
| privateer | a private ship used to ambush enemys |
| james forten | the son of a free african sail maker |
| jon pual jones | he won the most famous sea battle |
| lord cornwallis | he was a british general |
| guerrillas | small brand of fighters who weakened the enemy by doing a hit and run |
| pacifist | opposed to war |
| battle of yorktown | american and french battled in yorktown |
| treaty of paris of 1763 | ended the revolutionary war |
| republicanism | instead of the king ruling the people would rule |
| elizabeth freeman | sued for her freedom in massasschuessts and won |
| richard allen | helped start the free african society |