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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| mercenary | A proffessional soldier hired to fight for another country/ army |
| strategy | Plan of action |
| rendezvous | Meeting |
| Battles of Saratoga | Turning point to American victory |
| ally | Friendly/ helpful in war/ a goal |
| Marquis de Lafeyette | Commanded an army division; hero for France AND America |
| bayonet | A blade at the end of a gun |
| desert | To leave |
| privateer | A private boat/ ship that fought in naval battles |
| James Forten | Imprisoned when confronted by a British boat |
| John Paul Jones | Won a naval battle |
| Lord Cornwallis | A British General |
| guerrilla | Hit & run fighters |
| pacifist | Opposed to war |
| Battle of Yourktown | America and France seized Yorktown, last major battle |
| Treaty of Paris of 1873 | Ended the Revolutionary War |
| republicanism | An idea that people should rule; not monarchies |
| Elizabeth Freeman | A woman who sued for her freedom |
| Richard Allen | Started the Free African Society |