| A | B |
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| Patriots | Colonists who chose to fight for independence |
| guerilla warfare | military tactic of engaging in swift, hit-and run attacks |
| Battle of Saratoga | 1777 battle that marked the greatest victory up to that point for the American forces and led to the surrender of British general Burgoyne |
| Redcoats | name given to British soldiers by the colonists because of the uniforms worn by the British |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | early battle that demonstrated that the colonists could withstand a frontal assault from the British army |
| mercenaries | hired foreign soldiers |
| Battle of Yorktown | last major battle of the American Revolution, which resulted in the surrender of British general Cornwallis |
| minutemen | members of colonial militia units who were supposed to be ready to fight on a minute's notice |
| Declaration of Independence | document that defined what the colonists believed to be their rights, spelled out ther complaints against Britain, and declared that the colonies were free and independent |
| Loyalists | Colonists who considered it their duty to side with Britain during the colonial fight for independence |
| First Continental Congress | meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to handle increased British taxation and abuses by British authorities. |
| Olive Branch Petition | Peace request sent by the Second Continental congress to Britain's King George III, who rejected it. |
| Common Sense | antimonarchy pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that convinced many american colonists of the need to break away from Britain |
| Lord Dunmore's Proclamation | Statement issued by Virginia's royal governor promising freedom to any slave who fought for the British in the American Revolution |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | peace agreement that oficially ended the Revolutionary War and established British recognitionof the United States |
| John Dickonson | delegate at the First Continental Congress who wanted to make peace with Britain |
| Thomas Gage | British general in command of troops at Boston who ordered the attack on Concord |
| Paul Revere | Colonist who warned the Minutemen that British troops were marching toward Concord |
| Deborah Sampson | patriot who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the Revolution |
| Abigal Adams | author of an appeal to include the rights of women in the Declaration of Indpendence |
| Francis Marion | Patriot who excelled in guerilla warfare |
| Joseph Brant | Mohawk leader who was an imprtant ally for the british |
| George Rogers Clark | skilled frontiersman who organized a western campaign against the british |
| Thomas Paine | author of "Common Sense" |
| William Dawes | along with Paul Revere, this colonist rode to warn people that the British were coming |
| John Paul Jones | person who was responsible for most of the naval successes for the colonists |
| Battle of Brandywine Creed | a battle resulting in a British victory because of miscommunication among American Troops |
| Battle of Princeton | battle in which the Patriots circled a British camp in the dark and attacked inthe morning |
| Battle of Yorktown | battle in which Washington's Patriots defeated the largest british force on the continent |
| First Continental Congress | group that decided to continue boycotting British goods and prepare a militia in case violence broke out with the British |
| Second continental congress | group that organized and funded an army to defend the colonies |
