| A | B |
|---|
| Thomas Paine | Author of the pamphlets "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" |
| Resolution | Formal Statement of Opinion |
| Preamble | Introduction |
| Grivance | Formal Complaint |
| Nathan Hale | Connecticut officer and spy for the Americans |
| Mercenary | Soldier who is paid to fight for another country than their own |
| Alliance | Formal Agreement between two powers |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French Noble who became a high ranking officer in the American Army. |
| Cavalry | Units of Troops on Horseback |
| Friedrich von Steuben | German Baron who helped train the American Soldiers |
| Enlist | Sign up for duty |
| Civilian | People not in the military |
| George Rogers Clark | Virginia native that lead a militia force against the British in the frontier |
| John Paul Jones | Known as the father of the American Navy |
| Privateer | Armed Civilian Shops that had their government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods |
| Charles Cornwallis | British Commander |
| Guerrilla | Fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run attacks |
| Francis Marion | American known as the "Swamp Fox" for leading guerrilla fighters through the area swamps. |
| Traitor | A Person who betrays their country or cause and helps the other side |
