| A | B |
|---|
| Neutral | Colonists who did not choose a side. |
| Mercenaries | Groups of soldiers hired to fight for pay |
| Guerilla War | Hit-and-run technique used primarily in the south by militia groups |
| Loyalistd | Colonists who continued to support the British |
| Privateers | Armed merchant ships |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French nobleman became Washington's trusted aid |
| Inflation | Paper money not backed by silver or gold, becomes worthless |
| Patriot | Colonist who supports the fight for independence |
| Charles Cornwallis | Leader of the British forces who surrendered at Yorktown |
| Tory | Name given to loyalists, those who supported the British |
| Hessians | Mercenaries hired by British to fight the Continental Army |
| Francis Marion | Guerilla Leader |
| Strategy | A plan of action |
| Bernado de Galvez | Governor of the Spanish territory of Louisiana and American ally |
| Friedrich von Steuben | Drilled Patriots at Valley Forge |
| Money | Main Goal for the Hessian's to win the war |
| George Rogers Clark | Led the soldiers that captured the British town of Vincennes in 1779 |
| Saratoga | Battle that was turning point in the war. Showed other nations we might win the war. |
| France and Spain | American allies who supplied troops and supplies |
| Dutch (the Netherlands) | Country who loaned $12 million dollars to support the war. |
