Vocab 1
soldiers paid to fight for another country
merceneries
spirits, mood of someone
spirits
a Vermonter who led a group of soldiers called the Green Mountain Boys
Ethan Allen
African American spy who was enslaved, but freed after he helped the Patriots win the battle of Yorktown
James Amistead
American sea captain that refused to surrender to the British
John Paul Jones
a formal agreement of friendship between two countries
alliance
sign up for armed services
enlisted
British general who commanded Northern troops and captured Fort Ticonderoga
General John Burgoyne
Jewish man, member of Sons of Liberty that helped to raise money for Washington's army
Haym Solomon
Mowhawk leader that told his people to side with the British
Joseph Brant
a plan
strategy
to move away from the enemy
retreat
German officer that taught American officers how to train their own soldiers
Freidrich von Steuben
British general that surrendered to Washington
General Cornwallis
a famous Molly Pitcher that took her husband's place after he was injured on the battlefield.
Mary Ludwig Hayes
to reach an agreement
negotiate
this officially ended the war when signed by the Patriots and England
Treaty of Paris
Polish engineer that build a temporary fort near Saratoga
Thaddeus Kosciusko
Spanish governor of Louisiana that provided money and supplies to Patriot forces. He also blocked the Mississippi
Bernardo de Galvez
friend to the Americans from France that became a general in the Continental Army
Marquis de Lafayette
a piece of land surrounded mostly by water
penninsula
woman who carried water to soldiers on the battlefield
Molly Pitcher
this general avoided open battles, using the strategy to attack then retreat over and over
General Nathanial Green
Southern Patriot that became famous for attacking with only a small group of men
Francis Marion
woman who dressed in men's clothes and fought in the army
Deborah Sampson