HISTORY CHAP 6
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- calvalry
- troops on horseback.
- Olive Branch petition
- peace petition sent to king George by colonial delegates after the battles of lexington and concord.
- valley forge
- pennsylvania site of washingtons continental army encampment during the winter of 1777-1778.
- treaty of paris
- peace treaty between the united states and britain, ratified in 1783, that recognized the united states as an independent nation.
- traitor
- person who betrays his or her country.
- battle of long island
- a 1776 battle in new york in which more than 1,400 americans were killed, wounded, or captured.
- battle of bunker hill
- in 1775, first major battle of the revolution.
- natural rights
- rights that belong to all the people from birth.
- john hancock
- was President of the Second Continental Congress
- battle of trenton
- a 1776 battle in new jersey in which george washingtons troops captured a hessian encampment.
- decleration of indpendence
- a 1776 document stating that the 13 english colonies were a free and independent nation.
- thaddeus kosciukso
- Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
- benedict arnold
- United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
- battle of saratoga
- in 1777, the first major American victory in the revolution.
- john paul jones
- American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
- preamble
- introduction to a declaration, constitution, or other official document.
- mercenary
- soldier who fights merely for pay, often for a foreign country.
- blockade
- the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.
- loyalist
- conolist who remained loyal to britain.
- ratify
- to approve.
- radicals
- a person who wants to make drastic changes in society.
- battle of cowpens
- a 1781 battle in south carolina where americans won a important victory over the british.
- common sence
- a 1776 essay by thomas paine that urged the colonies to declare independece.
- nathaniel greene
- was an American journalist, brother of Charles Gordon Greene. He was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, became an apprentice in the office of the New Hampshire Patriot in 1809
- battle of yorktown
- 1781 american victory in virginia that forced the brtish to surrender.
- patriot
- colonist who favored war against britan.
- george washington
- American General and first President of the USA (1789-1797).
- ally
- nation that works with another nation for a common purpose.