| A | B |
|---|
| patriots | colonists fighting Britain |
| mercenaries | hired foreign soldiers |
| revolution | sudden/complete govt. change |
| territory | area of land controlled by a govt. |
| traitor | persons who helps their own country's enemy |
| independence | complete freedom |
| liberty | independence from another government's control |
| Trenton | G.W. beat German mercinaries |
| slaves freed | in North (if they joined Continental Army) |
| Nathan Hale | "I regret I have but one life to give for my country" |
| Ft. Ticonderoga | Patriots capture big cannons |
| Bunker Hill | British find out they're in for a big fight. |
| Declaration of Independence | "All men are created =" |
| Yorktown | Last big battle |
| Women | nurse wounded |
| July 4, 1776 | U.S.A Birthday |
| Francis Marion | Swamp Fox |
| John Paul Jones | Naval success near England |
| Saratoga battle | Prove USA could win over big British Army |
| Ethan Allen | Green Mountain Boys |
| Benedict Aronld | Hero then traitor |
| George Washington | Commander in Chief of Army |
| T. Jefferson | Main author of Declaration |
| Loyalists | Colonists who favor Britain's rule |
| Tories | Colonists who favor Britain's rule |
| Thomas Paine | important little book- Common Sense |
| Valley Forge | Bitter winter encampmant |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French officer/gentlemen helps USA |
| Cornwallis at Yorktown | British general surrenders/USA wins war |
| Mary Ludwig Hays | Molly Pitcher fights alongside husband |
