| A | B |
|---|
| Joseph Brant | Mohawk chief who was concerned over war's entanglements in their lands. |
| George Rogers Clark | Lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia who defeated the British at Vincennes and strenghtened the American position in the West. |
| blockade | To prevent supplies or reinforcements from reaching a location. |
| privateers | Privately owned merchant ships with weapons. Profitable trade. |
| John Paul Jones | American naval officer raided British ports and was a naval hero. |
| Battle of Moore's Creek | 1776 Americans crushed Loyalists and also saved Charles Town from the British. |
| impact | effect |
| General Charles Cornwallis | Commander of British forces in the South. |
| guerrilla warfare | Hit-and-run technique. |
| Francis Marion | Guerrilla leader operated out of the swamps known as Swamp Fox. |
| Nathanael Green | Replaced Gates as commander of the Contiential forces in the South. |
| sustained | suffered |
