| A | B |
|---|
| George Washington | commander of the Continental Army |
| mercenary | professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country |
| strategy | plan of action |
| rendezvous | a meeting |
| Battles of Saratoga | series of conflicts that led to a turning point in the Revolution |
| ally | a country that agrees to help another country |
| Marquis de Lafayette | 19 yr old French nobleman, volunteered in Washington's Army |
| bayonet | long steel knives attached to th ends of guns |
| desert | leave military dury not planning on coming back |
| privateer | privately owned ship being used during war to attack enemy merchant ships |
| James Forten | 14 yr old African-American who volunteered to be a privateer |
| John Paul Jones | officer who won the most famous sea battle |
| Lord Cornwallis | British General in charge of the South |
| guerrillas | small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy |
| pacifist | person who is opposed to the war |
| Battle of Yorktown | last major battle of the war |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | ended the Revolutionary War |
| republicanism | letting the people rule instead of a king |
| Elizabeth Freeman | sued for freedom in Massachusetts and won |
| Richard Allen | preacher who started the Free African Society |
