| A | B |
|---|
| forces | groups of trained fighters |
| outnumbered | or more than you on the other side |
| surrender | or to give up |
| Patriots | colonist who wanted independance from Britian |
| loyalist | people who remained loyal to Britian |
| loyal | faithful and true |
| craftsmen | men who use skill to build things |
| continental army | the american army in the american revolution |
| battles | large fights betwen armed forces |
| defeat | to lose against the enemy |
| cutting off | separating |
| excited | stirred up peoples feelings |
| military officers | people of high rank in the armed forces |
| idol | a hero; someone whom is admirered |
| valley forge | washingtons army camp in pennsylvania |
| prisoner of war | soldiers of the war who were captured and taken until the war was over |
| peninsula | a poit of land that is sticking out into the sea like flordia |
| went at | attacked or went for |
| fleet | or a group of ships |
| outnumbered | had fewer people |
| surrendered | declared that an enemy had won and the violence and fighting could stop |
| treaty | a signed agreement between two countries |
| cavalry | soldiers on horse |
| militia | another word for troops |
| ammunition | weapons |
| general | the person in charge of the troops |
| riflemen | soldiers that know how to use rifles |
