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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to promote the American Revolution
Common Sense
Traitor who betrayed the Patriots and gave away West Point after not receiving recognition in battle
Benedict Arnold
Introduction or beginning of a document
Preamble
wrote two pamphlets for the common man, Common Sense and The Crisis
Thomas Paine
Paid German troops to fight against the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
Mercenaries (Hessians)
Unanimously voted to lead the Continental Army
George Washington
British military commander who surrendered at the battle of Yorktown ending the war
Charles Cornwallis
Military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of having those inside surrender
Siege
Created by the Continental Congress and made up of militiamen. George Washington was unanimously voted to lead the group.
Dressed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War
Deborah Sampson
used a turkey call to trick the British soldiers into leaving their camp in Saratoga and causing the attack on Albany to fail
Daniel Morgan
The action of illegally leaving the military, going home
The leader of the Vermont militia that helped capture Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
Worked as a military aide to Washington, served at Valley Forge, nicknamed Little Lion, died after a duel with Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Group of militia that were led by Ethan Allen and ambushed the British soldiers at Fort Ticonderoga
Green Mountain Boys
Group of soldiers who fought on horseback
Cavalry
British military commander who surrendered at the battle of Yorktown ending the war
Charles Cornwallis
A Prussian volunteer who helped train and discipline soldiers at the winter encampment in Valley Forge and is known as the Father of the US Military
Baron Von Steuben
Person who is not military
Civilian
Free slave who fought at Bunker Hill
Peter Salem
A member of the Sons of Liberty and also a diplomat who helped negotiate the terms of the Treaty of Paris that ended the war
document that ended the Revolutionary War and stated that Britain would remove all troops from America and that Britain acknowledges the independence of the United States
Treaty of Paris 1783
Culper Spy Ring
A french volunteer who became a high ranking officer in the Continental Army at the age of 19
Marquise De Lafayette
Sealing off a place to prevent goods and people from entering or leaving
Blockade