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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Chapter 7 Vocab. EL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He became the commander of the Continental Army in June 1775. He had served during the French and Indian War, which made him the most famous American officer. He was frustrated by Congress's inability to supply troops. | George Washington |
| A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country. | Mercenary |
| An overall plan of action. | Strategy |
| A meeting | Rendezvous |
| The series of conflicts between British soldiers (Burgoyne) and the Continental Army (Gates, Arnold) at Saratoga, NY during the fall of 1777 that proved to be a turning point in the American Revolution. | Battles of Saratoga |
| A country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal. | Ally |
| A 19-year-old French noblemen who volunteered to serve in Washington's army. He was given command of an army division and used his money to buy clothing for his troops. He also persuaded the French king to send an army to America. | Marquis de Lafayette |
| A long steel knife attached to the end of a gun. | Bayonet |
| To leave military duty without intending to return. | Desert |
| A privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy's merchant ships. | Privateer |
| The 14-year-old son of a free African-American sail maker, he signed up to sail on the Royal Louis in 1780. The ship was captured in 1781 by the British. After he was released from a British prison, he became famous for his efforts to end slavery. | James Forten |
| The most famous naval officer of the Revolution, he won the most famous sea battle against the British in 1779. His success angered the British and inspired the Americans. | John Paul Jones |
| A British general, he led an army in South Carolina and later surrendered his troops during the Battle of Yorktown. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks. | Guerrillas |
| A person morally opposed to war. | Pacifist |
| The last major battle of the Revolutionary War, during which American and French troops bombarded Yorktown with cannons and forced Cornwallis to surrender on October 19, 1781. | Battle of Yorktown |
| The treaty which ended the Revolutionary War, declaring America independent and setting its boundaries. Neither Britain nor the United States fully lived up to its terms. | Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
| The belief that government should be based on the consent of the people. Instead of a monarch, the people would rule. | Republicanism |
| She sued for her freedom in a Massachusetts court and won in 1781. Similar cases ended slavery in that state. | Elizabeth Freemen |
| A preacher who helped start the Free African Society. It encouraged African Americans to help each other. He also founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first African-American church in the U.S. | Richard Allen |
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