| A | B |
|---|
| American victory at Yorktown | Convinced British to end the war |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Loyalists would be paid for loss of property |
| Ratify | Approve a treaty |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | British recognized U.S. as being independent |
| Patriot | For the revolution |
| Loyalist | Wanted England as the ruler |
| Ally | Person/country joining forces to support you |
| Traitor | Person who betrays his country |
| Mercenary | Worked for hire as a professional soldier |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote "Common Sense" |
| Von Steuben | Prussian officer who helped train troops |
| American advantages at start of the war | George Washington as a leader and desire to win |
| Advantage of the British in the war | More weapons and supplies |
| Strength of Continental Army | Inspirational leader |
| Nathan Hale | "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country!" |
| Lafayette | French man who was an ally of the Americans |
| Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| American alliance with the French | French gave needed weapons and naval support |
| American | Victory at Yorktown |
| American | Declaration of Independence |
| American | Abigail Adams |
| American | Baron von Steuben |
| American | Winter at Valley Forge |
| American | Victory at Saratoga |
| British | General Cornwallis |
| British | George III |
| British | Hessians |
| British | Promised freedom to slaves if they fought on their side |
| British | General William Howe |
| William Howe | Captured Philadelphia |
| Victory at Saratoga | Convinced the French and Spanish to help the Americans |
| George Rogers Clark | Seized British forts in the Ohio Valley |
| American Victories | Yorktown, Princeton, Trenton |
| British Victories | Savannah and Long Island |
| Order of Events | Long Island, Saratoga, Yorktown, Treaty of Paris |
