Social Studies: Chapter 6: The American Revolution
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Eagle20 on January 5, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nathan Hale | A Patriot who proved himself a hero at Long Island |
| Peter Salem | An African American who fought with the Patriots at Concord |
| Joseph Brant | A Mohawk chief who led a number of brutal attacks in southwestern New York and northern Pennsylvania |
| The Green Mountain Boys | The local militia group that attacked and defeated part of Burgoyne's army. |
| Friedrich Von Steuben | A former army officer from Germany who came to help Washington |
| Frances Marion | A successful guerilla leader who operated out of the swamps of eastern South Carolina |
| Margaret Corbin | a woman from Pennsylvania who accompanied her husband when he joined the Continental Army |
| Hessians | what the Americans called the mercenaries |
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