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Jude 5th - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: The Revolutionary War

TermDefinition
George Washington commander in chief of the Continental Army
Ethan Allen leader of the Green Mountain Boys
Benedict Arnold American military commander who would become a traitor and side with the British before the end of the war
Fort Ticonderoga captured by Arnold and Allen; provided key artillery for the Continental Army during the first year of war
Second Continental Congress meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies that met in Philadelphia to discuss independence and how to deal with the British moving forward
Colonel William Prescott commander of American forces during the Battle of Bunker Hill
General George Howe replaced General Gage as commander of the British army
Breed's Hill location where the Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place
George Washington commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
Benjamin Franklin sent to France to ask the French king for help defeating their old enemies
King Louis XVI King of France who agreed who send French assistance to America
Marquis de Lafayette French aristocrat sent to America to help George Washington command the Continental Army
Delaware River river that George Washington crossed with his army to get to the Hessian camp
Christmas Night night that George Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack the sleeping Hessian camp
Lancaster, Pennsylvania city that Congressmen fled to when their capital was under attack by the British
treason the crime of betraying one's country
West Point fort that Benedict Arnold wanted to hand over to the British
Nathanael Greene American general chosen to lead Continental forces against Cornwallis
November 25, 1783 day the Revolutionary War ended
The World Turned Upside Down song that Americans sang after defeating the British
Lord Charles Cornwallis British general who would end up surrounding to the Americans at the Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown final battle of the American Revolution where American and French forces cornered the British on the peninsula of Yorktown
Hessians German soldiers hired by the British to fight on their side
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