| A | B |
|---|
| Treaty of Paris (1783) | under this, the British recognized the U.S. as an independent nation |
| ratify | to approve |
| Benedict Arnold | traitor who secretly offered to turn West Point over to the British |
| Comte de Rochambeau | led French troops along with George Washington and rushed towards Virginia |
| Francis Marion | this person was known as the Swamp Fox |
| Admiral de Grasse | French commander who kept the British out of the Chesapeake Bay |
| Daniel Morgan | American general who won a victory at the Battle of Cowpens in SC |
| Patriots | this group captured Kings Mountain on Oct. 7, 1780 and it boosted morale |
| Charles Cornwallis | British general who moved his army into Virginia in the spring of 1781 |
| Moore's Creek Bridge | this battle was known as the Lexington and Concord of the South; NC Patriots defeated a Loyalist army |
| Ben Franklin (MA), John Adams (MA), John Jay (NY), Henry Laurens (SC) | the four individuals that the U.S. sent to Paris to work out the Treaty of Paris (1783) |
