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| Baron Von Stuebbing | Prussian General that trained Continental Army |
| Marques de Lafayette | French General that helped train Continental Army and provide strategy. |
| Saratoga | The 1st major victory for the Continental Army. It proved to France that the Americans could win the war, thus France lended its support with troops, money, and supplies. This battle is known as the turning point of the American Revolution. |
| Patriot | Colonists who supported the idea of independence |
| Loyalist/Torrie | Colonists who supported England |
| Lexington and Concord | Fought on April 19, 1775, were the first military clashes of the American Revolutionary War. The "shot heard round the world" |
| minutemen | Colonial militias which were prepared to fight the British “with a minute’s notice.” |
| George Washington | The first commander in chief of the Continental Army, who led the colonies to victory over the British army. |
| Treaty of Paris (1783) | Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783. |
| Yorktown | Where was the last battle of the American Revolution? |
| Bunker Hill | Which historical event was the first major battle of the American Revolution? |
| General George Cornwallis | British General who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, ending the American Revolution. |
| General Burgoyne | Surrendered British troops at Yorktown. |
| Nathaniel Greene | The "Fighting Quaker", who led the Continental Army in the South. |
| Valley Forge | Winter of 1777-1778, where George Washington and Baron Von Stubben reorganized and trained the Continental Army |
| Continental Army | The Official Army of the colonists. |
