| A | B |
|---|
| George Washington | Chosen by Congress to head the colonial army. |
| William Howe | Washington's "adversary"-- didn't crush when had chance; supposed to help Burgoyne capture the Hudson River Valley, but attacked Philly instead. |
| Nathaniel Greene | American general-- used strategy of delay; called "Fighting Quaker"; cleared most of Georgia and South Carolina. |
| Benedict Arnold | Great fighter, but found to be a traitor. |
| John Burgoyne | British general; part of a scheme to try and capture Hudson River Valley. |
| Charles Cornwallis | British general exhausted by Greene; attacked in Yorktown. |
| Thomas Paine | Called for independence and a democratic republic; wrote Common Sense |
| Barry St. Leger | British general in reserve for Hudson River Valley capture. |
| George Rogers Clark | Seized British forts by surprise. |
| Richard Henry Lee | Moved that the colonies should be united (to the Congress) |
| Horatio Gates | Forced Burgoyne to surrender his entire command at Saratoga. |
| John Paul Jones | Famous, hard-fighting navy officer. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Drafted the Declaration of Independence. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | Frenchman-- hung copy of Declaration on his wall. |
| Admiral de Grasse | French admiral-- assaulted Cornwallis in Yorktown; blockaded sea. |
| Patrick Henry | "give me liberty or give me death" |
| Comte de Rochambeau | Commanded French troops that arrived in Rhode Island; prepared for attack on New York. |
| John Jay | American peace negotiator--- made secret overtures to London. |
| mercenaries | Hired soldiers (i.e. German Hessians) |
| natural rights | Rights of humankind, for being born. |
| privateering | Authorized privately-owned ships that preyed on enemy shipping. |
| Second Continental Congress | Met in Philadelphia in 1775; appointed Washington, made committee for declaration. |
| Common Sense | Written by Thomas Paine. |
| Declaration of Independence | Written by Thomas Jefferson-- listed grievances and declared the colonies independent. |
| Loyalists/Tories | Loyal to Britain; change is bad; older |
| Patriots/Whigs | Rebels fighting for independence. |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | Ended the war-- British recognized U.S. independence, and U.S. got land. |
