| A | B |
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| George Washington | A wealthy Virginian of great character and leadership abilities who served his country without pay |
| Bunker Hill | Military engagement that, although technically a British victory, cost the redcoats heavily and led the king to declare the colonists in revolt |
| Benedict Arnold | Brilliant American general who invaded Canada, foiled Burgoyne's invasion, and in 1780 betrayed the rebels |
| Thomas Paine | A radical British immigrant who wo put an end to American toasts to King George |
| Richard Henry lee | Fiery Virginian and author of the official resolution of July 2, 1776, formally authorizing the colonies' independence |
| Thomas Jefferson | Author of an explanatory indictment, signed on July 4, 1776, that accused George III of establishing a military dictatorship |
| Loyalists | Americans who fought for King George and earned the contempt of Patriots |
| General Burgoyne | Blundering British General whose slow progress south from Canada ended in disaster at Saratoga |
| General Howe | British general who chose to relax in New York and Philadelphia rather than march up the Hudson to battle |
| Benjamin Franklin | Shrewd american diplomat who established the French alliance and worked with jay and Adams to win a generous peace treaty |
| George Rogers Clark | Leader whose small force conquered British forts in the West |
| John Paul Jones | American naval commander who harassed British shipping |
| Saratoga | The decisive early battle of the American Revolution that led to the alliance with France |
| Yorktown | The British defeat that led to the fall of North's government and the end of the war |
| Joseph Brant | Mohawk chief who led many Iroquois to fight with Britain against American revolutionaries |
