| A | B |
|---|
| Albany Plan of Union | early attempt to unify the Colonies |
| cavalry | troops on horseback |
| George Washington | commander of the Continental Army |
| Yorktown | last major battle of the Revolution |
| Loyalists | Colonists who opposed the Revolution and supported the King |
| William Pitt | British leader who turned the tide of the French and Indian War |
| Peter Salem | African American who fought at Bunker Hill |
| Saratoga | Battle that helped bring France into the Revolution |
| siege | military blockade of a town to force surrender |
| Olive Branch Petition | said the Colonies were loyal and asked him to repeal the Intolerable Acts |
| Marquis DeLaFayette | French noble who trained Colonial soldiers |
| Boston Tea Party | December 16, 1773 |
| Declaration of Independence | July 4, 1776 |
| James Armistead | slave who worked as a spy for the Patriots |
| Molly Pitcher | brought water to troops and fired her husband's canon |
| Paul Revere | warned "the British are coming" |
| refugee | a person who flees their homeland |
| Trenton | Colonial victory in December of 1776 |
| Colonial Advantage | they knew the geography |
| Cornwallis | British General who surrendered at Yorktown |
