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A nation that joins another nation in some common effort |
Ally |
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The struggles of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain |
American Revolution |
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Military officer brought in by Washington to train his troops |
Baron Friedrich von Steuben |
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The American Army during the American Revolution |
Continental Army |
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A comparison to show up differences |
Contrast |
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Thomas Paine's pamplet designed to inspire Americans in their battles against the British |
American Crisis |
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A form of government in which the people rule directly by assembling together in meetings |
Democracy |
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The period of time a person signs up for service in the armed forces |
Enlistment |
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Soldiers (German) hired by the Britain to fight in the American Revolution |
Hessians |
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Statement that declared martial law and promised freedom for slaves of America Patriots that joined royal forces |
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation |
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Born an aristocrat in France, traveled to the U.S and joined the revolution as a general, later aided with getting additional French supplies, ships, arms and money |
Marquis de Lafayette |
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Soliders hired by a foreign nation |
Mercenary |
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Taking up arms against the government in order to revolt |
Rebellion |
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Turning point in thr American Revolution proved that Americans had a chance to win the war. With this knowledge, France decided to help the Americans with weapons, ships and money |
Saratoga |
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An overall plan, such as winning the war |
Strategy |
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In this agreement, Great Britain recognized the U.S as an independent nation, Britain gave up all claims between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River and from Canada to Florida, and the colonists agreed to give back all possessions taken away from the loyalists |
Treaty of Paris |
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After a series of disasters, Washington suprised British troops on December 26th, 1776 and manages to hold an army together |
Trenton |
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Site of a military camp of the Continental Army from 1776-1777, where 2,500 of the 12,000 men died from lack of clothes, starvation, dysentery, and pneumonia |
Valley Forge |
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Person who freely gives of their time |
Volunteer |
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Site of the last major encounter in the American Revolution, where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington |
Yorktown |
