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| A country that agrees to help another country to achieve a common goal |
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| Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine about war heroes |
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| Taught the colonists to use a bayonet |
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| German General who served in the French Army |
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| last major battle of the war, in which American and French troops bombarded Yorktown and forced Cornwallis to surrender his army |
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| the series of conflicts that led to the surrender of the British general Burgoyne and his troops at Saratoga. The results of Battles of Saratoga- Benedict Arnold betrays country; France and Spain support US |
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| A long steel knife attached to the end of a gun |
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| Cancord and Lexington (Battles) |
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| To leave military duty without intending to return to duty |
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| an African-American woman who sued for her freedom in a MA court and won |
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| Famous Quote Said by John Paul Jones |
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| "I have NOT yet Begun to Fight!" |
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| Captured Fort Sackville and Fort Kaskakia |
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| The commander of the Continental Army |
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| small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit and run attacks |
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| 14 year old African-American sailor who later became famous for his efforts to end slavery |
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| Continental officer and commander of the Bonhomme Richard who won the most famous sea battle of the war |
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| British general who led an army in Camden, SC |
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| A 19 year old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washingtons army, the soldiers friend |
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| a professional soldier hired for a foreign country |
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| A pacifist who opposed to war. |
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| Privately owned ship that at wartime government gives permission to attack an enemys merchant ship |
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| government in which the people rule |
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| an AA preacher who helped start the Free African Society and the African Methodist Episcopal Church |
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| an overall plan of action |
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| peace treaty that ended Revolutionary War |
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| Where Washington took his men in the winter |
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| Yorktown (Bombardment Battle) |
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