| A | B |
|---|
| Treaty of Paris | granted American independence, set boundaries for America |
| Valley Forge | harsh conditions suffered by Continental Army during winter in Pennsylvania |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Frenchman who offered to help American war efforts |
| American weakness | suffered from shortage of weapons and food |
| American strength | knowledge of terrain, "home ground" advantage |
| Thomas Paine | wrote pamphlet about revolution called "Common Sense" |
| Battle of Saratoga | American victory, important "turning point" of the Revolutionary War |
| General Cornwallis | British commander defeated at Battle of Yorktown |
| Main author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Battle of Yorktown | final battle of war won by Washington |
