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Chapter 7 Vocab

DefinitionVocab Word
the commander and general of the Continental Army George Washington
a professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country mercenary
an overall plan of action strategy
meeting rendezvous
a series of conflicts between the British soldiers and the Continental Army in 1777that proved to be a turning point n the revolutionary war Battles of Saratoga
a country that agrees to help another country to acheive a common goal ally
a 19 yearold nobleman who served in the Continental Army under George Washington. Marquis de Lafayette
long steel knives attached to the ends of guns bayonets
leave of military duty without intending to return desert
a privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy's merchant ships privateer
a fourteen year old African american who refused a free trip to England over British prison James Forten
a famous naval hero who battled the best navy in the world without fear. John Paul Jones
a British general Lord Cornwallis
small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks guerrillas
someone who opposed war pacifist
the last major battle of the revolutionary war, which resulted in the surrender of British forces in 1781 Battle of Yorktown
the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, confirming the independence of the United States and setting the boudaries of the new nation Treaty of Paris 1783
the idea that stated that instead of the king, the people would rule republicanism
sued for her freedom in a Massacusetts court and won Elizabeth Freeman
started the Free African society Richard Allen
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