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American Revolution

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Patriots   name given to Americans who supported independence  
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Philadelphia   the American capital  
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Valley Forge   where the Patriot forces endured a winter of terrible suffering  
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Saratoga   American victory that was the turning point of the war and convinced the French to support the United States  
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Benjamin Franklin   one of the men selected to represent the United States at the peace talks in Paris  
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John Jay   one of the men selected to represent the United States at the peace talks in Paris  
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John Adams   one of the men selected to represent the United States at the peace talks in Paris  
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Loyalists   supported Britain and was strongest in the South and weakest in New England  
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South Carolina   the only state that would not allow African Americans to enlist in the war  
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Marquis de Lafayette   French nobleman who became Washington's trusted aide  
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John Paul Jones   Patriot whose famous words were "I have not yet begun to fight"  
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Hessians   mercenaries hired by Britain to fight against the Patriots  
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George Washington   leader of the Continental Army and noble example to his troops that began his military career as a young commander in the French and Indian War  
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France   country that supports the United States in war by sending troops, ships, and money  
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Treaty of Paris   document that ends the war and formally has Great Britain recognizing the United States as an independent nation as well as establishing the western boundary of the US as the Mississippi River. It also gives Florida back to Spain.  
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Yorktown   the battle that ended the Revolutionary War with a victory by the Patriots  
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British Advantages   highly trained troops, best navy in the world, and support of many colonists  
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British Disadvantages   armies 3,000 miles away from home, long time to receive supplies, no control of the countryside  
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Patriot Advantages   were familiar with the countryside, commanded by George Washington, determined to defend their homes and land  
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Patriot Disadvantages   forces poorly organized and trained, had few supplies, few colonists enlisted in the Continental Army  
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Causes of the Revolutionary War   unfair taxation, British control over judges, limitations on colonial trade  
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