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Unit 3 vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lexington and Concord | The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at these two battles outside of Boston in April 1775; |
| Lexington and Concord | Called the Shot Heard Round the World |
| Bunker Hill | The first major battle of the American Revolution; fought at Breed’s Hill outside of Boston; |
| Bunker Hill | This was a British victory but the Americans inflicted heavy casualties on them, boosted their confidence and made them believe they could win |
| Declaration of Independence | Document written by Thomas Jefferson; passed by Continental Congress in July 1776 |
| Declaration of Independence | Officially declared that the United States was a separate country from Great Britain; listed complaints or grievances against King George III; explained reasons why America should declare its independence |
| Trenton and Princeton | Battles in which George Washington outwitted the British army and won victories that boosted Americans morale to keep fighting |
| Saratoga | Battle that was the turning point of the war; fought in upstate New York in 1777 |
| Saratoga | Battle that convinced France to make an alliance with the United States |
| Valley Forge | Camp outside of Philadelphia where the Continental Army suffered through winter but were trained and became a more professional army |
| Kings Mountain | Battle fought on the southern frontier by the overmountain men against Loyalists; American victory and turned the tide of the war in the south |
| Guerilla warfare | Type of warfare the Continental Army used on the British army in the south; destroyed supply lines and burned bridges instead of facing them in battle |
| Yorktown | Last battle of the American Revolution in Oct 1781; place where the French navy trapped General Charles Cornwallis on a peninsula and laid siege to the British army |
| Loyalist | Also called Tories, these were Americans that sided with Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| Treaty of Paris | Agreement that ended the American Revolution; US received its independence and got all the land to the Mississippi River |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Charles Cornwallis | British general that surrendered to Washington and the French at Yorktown |
| Thomas Jefferson | Member of Second Continental Congress that wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Benedict Arnold | Hero of the Battle of Saratoga but betrayed the United States and joined the British |
| Benjamin Franklin | Founding father responsible for obtaining an alliance with France during the Revolutionary War |
| Francis Marion | Also called the "Swamp Fox"; he was an American that practiced guerilla warfare in South Carolina |
| Patrick Henry | Member of Continental Congress, famous for saying “Give me liberty, or give me death!” |
| Marquis de LaFayette | French officer that was one of Washington's advisors and generals |
| Baron von Steuben | Prussian army officer that trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge |
| Hessians | German mercenaries that fought for the British |
| Grievance | Cause for complaint or protest due to unfair treatment |
| Inalienable rights | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| Common Sense | Pamphlet written to encourage Americans to become independent from Great Britain |
| Self-evident | Obvious |
| Tyrant | A cruel or oppressive leader |
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