| A | B |
|---|
| Alliance | formal agreement between countries to work together towards a common goal |
| Saratoga | turning point in the war |
| Valley Forge | American army camp, harsh winter conditions |
| Pennsylvania Law of 1780 | ended the buying of more slaves |
| Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson composed |
| Georgia | African Americans could not join the militia in this state |
| French volunteer, helped train American troops | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Treaty of Paris | congress signed marking the end of the war |
| Loyalists' property | most cases, it was not returned |
| traitor | Benedict Arnold |
| "I have not yet begun to fight" | John Paul Jones |
| Yorktown | final battle of the war, British surrender |
| American war advantage | geography, help from abroad, leadership |
| Francis Marion | led back country guerrilla warfare |
| Debrorah Sampson | joined army disguised as a man |
| Molly Pitcher | took over husband's cannon duty during the war |
| Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense pamphlet |
| privateer | civilian ship with government permission to raid enemy ships |
| Lord Cornwallis | British General at the Battle of Yorktown |
| Patriot | Colonists who supported the idea of independance |
