Ch. 8 Study Guide-Revolutionary War
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33 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Treaty | An agreement between countries. |
| Negotiated | To talk to one another to work out an agreement. |
| Allegiance | Loyalty |
| Siege | A long lasting attack. |
| Revolution | A sudden, complete change of government. |
| Independence | Freedom to govern one's own. |
| Encroach | To move onto without asking permission. |
| Regiment | A troop of soldiers. |
| Grievance | A complaint |
| Declaration | An official statement. |
| Pennsylvania | Ben Franklin represented this colony. |
| Bunker Hill | "Don't fire until you see the Whites of their eyes" was ordered during this battle. |
| Virginia | George Washington was from this colony. |
| Common Sense | This document was written by Thomas Paine saying that King George is a Bully and colonists should rule themselves. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the "Declaration of Independence." |
| Pass and Stow | The two men that casted the Liberty Bell. |
| Pennsylvania | This word was spelled differently on the Liberty Bell. |
| Manhattan | George Washington and his troops escaped over the river from Brooklyn to here. |
| Valley Forge | The place where Washington's troops almost got destroyed due to the harsh winter conditions. |
| John Paul Jones | Navy officer who said, "I have not yet begun to fight." |
| National Archives | Where you can find the "Declaration of Independence" today? |
| Yorktown | This is where the last battle took place that ended the Revolutionary War. |
| France | This country helped the Americans trap the British. |
| John Hancock | He was the first man to sign the "Declaration of Independence." |
| Ben Franklin | Represented the United States in starting the Treaty of Paris. |
| Richard Oswald | Represented the British in starting the Treaty of Paris. |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote "Common Sense." |
| Mary Ludwig Hays | Nicknamed Molly Pitcher for bringing water to the American Troops. |
| Phillis Wheatley | A slave who became an American Poet. |
| Benedict Arnold | A traitor to the Patriots that helped attack Virginia. |
| Nathan Hale | "I only regret but one life to lose for my country." |
| George Washington | American General who led the Continental Army. |
| General Cornwallis | British General who made the decision to surrender at Yorktown. |
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