| A | B |
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| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Bunker Hill | June 16, 1775; 1st major battle of the Revolution, Americans were able to kill over 1000 British |
| Thomas Paine | wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" - supported the colonists |
| Blockade | closing of a port to keep people & supplies from moving in or out |
| Traitor | person who betrays his country |
| Natural Rights | rights that belong to all people from birth |
| Battle of Long Island | August, 1776 British defeated the Americans |
| General William Howe | British general that attacked Breed's Hill & Bunker Hill & defeated the American |
| General Charles Cornwallis | British general that surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown Oct. 1781 |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the war - Americans won this battle, convinced France to help the Americans |
| Winter at Valley Forge | winter of 1777-1778 severe conditions in PA |
| Betsy Ross | sewed flags for Washington's army |
| Battle of Yorktown | final battle of the Revolution - British surrendered their weapons on Oct 19, 1781 |
| Ally | nation that helps another one(friend) |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Nathan Hale | American that went behind the British line & returned with info for Washington |
| Battle of Trenton | The Americans surprised the Hessian (German) troops & took all as prisoners (Ded. 1776) |
| General John Burgoyne | British general-plan to cut off New England - Plan did not work & surrendered his army (Oct 1777) |
| Lafayette | French noble who came to help Patriots |
| George Rogers Clark | led VA frontier fighters-won the battle of Vincennes |
| Molly Pitcher | during the Battle of Monmouth(1778) she carried water to her husband & other soldiers-took his place in battle after he was hurt. |
| Treaty of Paris | 1783 peace treaty ending the war-England recognized US as an independent nation |
| Neutral | not taking sides in a war |
