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History Chapter 7

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John Paul Jones   An officer in 1779, became commander of Bonhomme Richard ship and defeated the British, battling at sea, winning the famous sea battle  
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Richard Allen   A preacher who started the Free African Society and also founded the first African-American church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church  
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Lord Cornwallis   British general of army located in Camden, South Carolina, defeating the Americans  
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Republicanism   The belief that government should be based on the consent of the people  
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Strategy   An overall plan of action  
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Mercenary   A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country  
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Pacifist   A person, mainly a Quaker, opposed to war  
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guerrillas   A soldier who weakens the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks  
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Battle of Yorktown   The last major battle of the Revolutionary War, which resulted in the surrender of the British forces in 1781  
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Privateer   A privately owned ship that has government permission during wartime to attack on an enemy's merchant ships.  
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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  
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Bayonet   A long steel knife attached to the end of a gun  
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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  
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Rendezvous   A meeting  
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George Washington   A man who became the commander of the Continental Army in June of 1775  
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Desert   To leave military duty without intending to return  
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Ally   A country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal  
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Elizabeth Freeman   An African American who sued her freedom in Massachusetts court and won, with similar cases following led to the end of slavery in Massachusetts  
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Marquis de Lafayette   A 19 year old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington's army, having a very close bond with Washington  
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James Forten   A 14 year old son of a free African American sail maker, who signed up to sail Royal Louis that refused to get a free trip to England when British captured the ship, and is famous for his efforts to end slavery  
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