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George washington
Definition
command of the continental army 
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John Burgoyne 
Definition
British army general in Rev. army
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Bendict Arnold 
Definition
U.S army general in Rev. who later turned a traitor 
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Horatio Gaties 
Definition
U.S Gen. in Rev.
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Battle of Saratoga 
Definition
a series of conflicts on 1777 near Albany, New york
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Neutral
Definition
not favoring any side
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Pacifist 
Definition
some one who is apposed to all war
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mercenary
Definition
professional soldier who is hired to fight for a foreign country
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strategy 
Definition
an over plan of action 
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redezeus 
Definition
a meeting
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guerrillas 
Definition
small bands of figthers who weaken with suprise raids and hit and run attacks 
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Marquis de Lafayette 
Definition
french aristocrat who volunteered to serve in washington's army 
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Valley forge
Definition
Site in the south east pennsylvania where washington camped in the winter of 1777-1778
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George Rogers Clark 
Definition
frontiers man who helped defeat western frontier
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John Pauls Jones
Definition
sea commander who attacked british ships near the brittish coats
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wilderness road
Definition
a trail into Kentucky
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Ally
Definition
a country agrees to help another country retrieve a common goal
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desert
Definition
to leave militia duty without permission 
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privateer 
Definition
a privately owned sip that has granted permission by war time government to attack enemies merchant ships
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Battle of Charles town
Definition
British siege of south carolina in may 1780, in which americans suffered their worst defeat of the war
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Lord of cornwallis 
Definition
British general whose campaigns in the south led to his defeat at york town
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Battle of York town
Definition
final battle of the war in which french and Americans forces led by George Washington defeat general Cornwallis 
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redoubt
Definition
a small fort
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Treaty of paris 
Definition
the 1783 treaty that ende revolution war
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Elizabeth Freemen 
Definition
enslaved African American who won her freedom in court
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Richard Allen
Definition
African American  preacher who helped start  free American society
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Virginia statue of religious freedom
Definition
Statement of religious liberty, written by Thomas Jefferson
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disputes
Definition
disagree
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outposts
Definition
Military base, usually located on frontier
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nondenominational
Definition
not favoring any particular religion
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