| A | B |
|---|
| merccenary | soldier paid |
| surveyor | person who measures land and makes maps |
| Treaty of Alliance | treaty signed with the United States during the American Revolution where France openly supported the Americans |
| Treaty of Paris | treaty signed between the British and the Americans recognizing the independence of the United States |
| Second Treaty of Fort Stanwix | treaty by which the Iroquois lost thier land in the Ohio River Valley |
| Hessians | German mercenaries hired to fight with the British |
| France and Spain | two countries who came to the aid of the Patriots during the American Revolution |
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Polish engineer who helped with the First Battle of Freeman's Farm |
| Marquis de Lafayette | wealthy French nobleman who volunteered to help the Patriots and became like a son to Washington |
| Friedrich von Steuben | German soldier who arrived at Valley Forge, PA and helped train our ragged troops |
| Battle of Saratoga | turning point in the American Revolution |
| Valley Forge, PA | Washington's winter camp of 1777-1778 |
| Yorktown, VA | Where General Cornwallis surrendered in 1781, basically ending the war |
| British advantage | had the most powerful navy in the world |
| Patriots disadvantage | often had to go without pay, uniforms, and weapons |
| Patriots advantage | strong leadership of George Washington |
| British advantage | hired Hessians to fight for/with them |
| British disadvantage | supplies took a long time to reach the army because the war was so far away |
| Patriots advantage | were defending their own homes |
| Patriots advantage | knew the land and area |
| Patriots disadvantage | entered the war with without an army or navy |
| British disadvantage | homeland did not want to pay the taxes needed to support the war cause |
| British advantage | had well-trained and highly disciplined soldiers |
| British disadvantage | war was not popular back home, far away |
| Patriots disadvantage | had a problem keeping their soldiers |
