| A | B |
|---|
| Declaration of Independence | A document written by Thomas Jefferson saying why the 13 colonies should be freeefferson |
| Patriot | someone not loyal to British rule |
| loyalist | someone loyal to British rule |
| Stamp Act | a act passed by Great britian that placed taxes on some goods |
| Contintal Congress | a group of colonists who met in Philpadelpa in1775to discuss how the colonists should deal with Great Britian` Great Britian |
| militia | the soldiers who fought in the war |
| government | the laws that run a country,city,state ,town or village |
| retreat | to go back |
| surrender | to give up |
| Yorktown | the last battle |
| Saratoga | burgone's troops were defeted |
| Sybil Ludington | gave news to the town |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Fort Ticonderoga | CAPTURED |
| Fort Niaagria | CAPTURED |
