British
The king of Great Britain during the Revolution
"I have not yet begun to fight"
Who was John Paul Jones?
French priest who helped Clark persuade the French settlers to join the Americans at the frontier
Fr. Gibault
proposed a convention of all the states help revise the Articles of Confederation
Alexander Hamilton
The supreme law of the United States government
The Constitution
English commander who surrendered at Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
two commanders who defeated the British at Saratoga
Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold
General from Prussia who helped train the American troops at Valley Forge
Frederick von Steuben
represented the United States peace conference at the end of the war
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams
pardon given by the government for some offense
Amnesty
English commander known to the American settlers as the “Scalp Buyer.”
Henry Hamilton
Revolutionary hero who captured English forts and gave Americans a solid claim to the entire territory
George Rogers Clark
The first capital city of the United States
Philadelphia
Levying War against your own country, or in adhering to your country's Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
treason
Commander of the main body of the English troops at Saratoga who surrendered to the Americans
John Burgoyne
Colonel Barry St. Leger
Commander over an entire French army, who helped Washington surround Cornwallis and force the British to surrender
Count Rochambeau
union of states or nations by agreement
confederation
English general who captured Philadelphia
General Howe
This American commander betrayed his country by secretly working for the British
Benedict Arnold
a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Continental Army
Marquis de Lafayette
a small fleet
Squadron