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Ch. 7 US SS Vocab
Ch. 7 US History Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Strong commander of the Continental Army. | George Washington |
A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country. | Mercenary |
Overall plan of action. | Strategy |
Meeting | Rendezvous |
Series of battles between Burgoyne and Benedict Arnold which served as a turning point of the war. | Battles of Saratoga |
Country that agrees to help another country to achieve a common goal. | Ally |
French nobleman who volunteered in Washington's Army, quickly gained Washington's confidence, and was given the command of a division. | Marquis de Lafayette |
Long steel knives attached to the ends of guns. | Bayonet |
Leave military duty without intention of returning. | Desert |
Privately owned ship given permission by the government to attack enemy merchant ships. | Privateer |
Privateer volunteer who was the son of a free black. Sailed on the Royal Louis and later refused to betray his country when it was captured. Became famous for efforts to end slavery. | James Forten |
Officer who won the most famous sea battle. He bravely defeated the better-armed warship Serapis with his smaller Bonhomme Richard. | John Paul Jones |
British general who participated in battles such as one at Camden and Yorktown. | Lord Cornwallis |
Small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with quick surprise attacks and strategies. | Guerrillas |
One opposed to war. | Pacifist |
Last major battle of war. Washington and French Rochambeau surrounded and attacked the trapped Cornwallis until he surrendered. | Battle of Yorktown |
Treaty which ended the Revolutionary War. Included 6 conditions. | Treaty of Paris of 1783. |
Idea where, instead of a king, the people would rule and the government would get power from the people. | Republicanism |
African American woman who sued for her freedom and won. Her victory helped end slavery in Pennsylvania. | Elizabeth Freeman |
Preacher who helped start the Free African Society, which encouraged blacks to help each other. | Richard Allen |