| A | B |
|---|
| Ethan Allen | Leader of the Green Mountain Boys |
| John Burgoyne | British officer who lost at Saratoga |
| George Rogers Clark | Captured frontier outposts to give America claim to western rigions |
| Nathanael Greene | Patriot army quartermaster who replaced General Gates as leader in the South |
| John Paul Jones | Gained his greatest fame by defeating the British Serapis |
| Patriots | Those who wanted independence |
| Continental Army | American troops |
| Privateers | Armed merchant ships |
| Tories | Another name for Loyalist |
| Mercenaries | Soldiers for hire |
