| A | B |
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| George Washington | He led the Continental Army across the Delaware River on a surprise attack at Trenton, New Jersey. (167) |
| Battle of Saratoga | This turning-point victory in northern New York in 1777 ruined the British war plan. (168) |
| Deborah Sampson | She disguised herself as a boy to join the Continental Army. (165) |
| Battle of Long Island | The worst defeat suffered by the Continental Army in New York in September 1776. (166) |
| African Americans | Lemuel Hayes & Peter Salem are examples of 5,000 _____________ that fought for America's freedom. (167) |
| The American Crisis | In this 1776 pamphlet, Thomas Paine urged Patriots to not give up. (166) |
| Hessians | Mercenaries from Germany hired by Britain to fight in America. (164) |
| Loyalists | ____________, or Tories, were expected to help Britain win the Revolutionary War. ___________ strength was greatest in the Carolinas & Georgia, and weakest in New England. (163-164) |
| Hudson River | The British plan to win the war in 1777 involved controlling this body of water to separate New England from the rest of the colonies. (167) |
| Philadelphia | By October 1777, Britain captured this American capital city. (168) |
| Trenton & Princeton | Two New Jersey cities where Americans scored daring victories in the winter of 1776-1777. (167) |
| Molly Pitcher | Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauley earned this nickname for carrying water pitchers to American soldiers on the battlefield. (165) |
