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George Washington commander of the continental army
mercenary a professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country
strategy an overall plan of action
rendezvous a meeting
Battles of Saratoga a series of battles between the British soldiers and the Continental Army
ally country that helps another
Marquis de Lafayette 19 year old nobleman who volunteered to fight in washington's army
bayonet Long steel knife attached to the ends of guns
desert to run away from the military
privateer privately owned ship used to attack an enemy
James Forten 14 year old son of a free african man who's ship was captured by britain and they offered for a free ride to england but he refused
John Paul Jones won against the most famous sea battle, serapis
Lord Cornwallis leader of a british army in south carolina
guerillas Hit-and-run tactic
pacifist a person morally opposed to war
Battle of Yorktown the last major battle of the revolutionary war which the British surrendered
Treaty of Paris of 1783 a treaty that ended the revolutionary war and made the US independent and set the boudaries of the new nation
republicanism a belief that the government should be based off the consent of the people and excercise their power through voting
Elizabethh Freeman sued for her freedom in massachusetts and won
Richard Allen founder of the Free African Society
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