| A | B |
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| Lexington and Concord | Where wasthe first clash between the American minutemen and the British soldiers? |
| Patriot | A colonist who supported American independence |
| Loyalist | A colonist who sided with the British |
| 1776 | The year the Declaration of Independence was written |
| George Washington | Commander-in-chief of the American army |
| Thomas Jefferson | Author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Battle of Saratoga | The battle that was the turning point of the American Revolutionary War |
| guerillas | Small bank of fighters who used hit-and-run tactics. |
| Hessian mercenaries | German soldiers who were hired to fight for the British. |
| Valley Forge | George Washington and his army spent a difficult winter there. |
| Battle of Yorktown | The British surrendered after this battle |
| Paul Revere and William Dawes | Two people who warned the Patriots that the British were coming. |
