| A | B |
|---|
| patriots | People who support their own country. |
| mercenaries | Soldiers hired to fight in another country's war. |
| revolution | A sudden, complete change in government. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Nathan Hale | "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
| territory | An area of land belonging to a government. |
| John Paul Jones | a soldier seaman |
| traitor | A person who turns against his own country and helps the enemy. |
| Francis Marion | the "Swamp Fox" |
| Saratoga | The turning point of the war. |
| Yorktown | The last great battle of the Revolutionary War. Where Cornwallis surrendered. |
| Signing of the Declaration of Independence led to the creation of this. | United States of America |
