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| Second Continental Congress | In 1775 they made George Washington the commander of the Continental Army. |
| Bunker Hill | Battle took place outside Boston. British won , but 1000 British were killed or wounded. |
| General Gage | British general that was governor of Massachusetts. |
| traitor | This is a person who helps his countries enemies. |
| Thomas Paine | He wrote Common Sense to convince colonists that they should be free from England. |
| Thomas Jefferson | He was in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence. |
| revolution | This is a complete and sudden change. |
| Loyalists | These were colonists that were loyal to England. |
| mercenaries | Soldiers that fight in another country's war for the money. |
| Hessians | German mecenaries that fought for England. |
| Trenton | This battle took place on Christmas night in 1776. |
| Delaware | This is the river between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. |
| Saratoga | This battle took place in New York. After our victory France said they would help us. |
| Valley Forge | Washington's army wintered here in 1777-1778. |
| Baron Fredrick von Steuben | Officer from Germany that trained our soldiers at Valley Forge. |
| guerilla warfare | This is hit-and-run fighting. |
| privateer | Private ships that had permission of the government to attack the enemy. |
| Francis Marion | He fought in the South and was called the"Swamp Fox." |
| John Paul Jones | "I have not yet begun to fight." |
| Patrick Henry | "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. ..." |
| Canada | Many loyalist went here. |
| Nathanael Greene | He was in charge of the American troops in the South. |
| Yorktown | We trapped the English here. They surrendered. |
| surrender | This means to give up. |
