| Term | Definition |
|---|
| militia | army of citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency |
| minute men | colonial volunteer who trained to fight the British |
| refugee | person who flees his or her homeland to seek safety elsewhere |
| blockade | shutting off a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
| mercenary | soldier who fights for pay often for a foreign country |
| traitor | person who betrays his or her country |
| preamble | opening statement of any legal document |
| natural rights | rights that belong to all people at birth |
| ally | countries fighting together for a common purpose |
| calvary | troops on horseback |
| neutral | not on either side in the war |
| guerilla | soldier that performs the hit-and-run tactic |
| tactic | a strategy |
| siege | military blockade of the town of the enemy in order to try to get it to surrender |
| ratify | to approve |
| ethan allen | this patriot man is famous for his victory at fort ticonderoga. He also was associated with the Green Mountain Boys |
| the green mountain boys | These boys were a group associated with Ethan Allen and helped win the victory at Ticonderoga for the patriots |
| benedict arnold | This man was originally a patriot. Then he became a traitor and switched to the British side. Advised a collaboration with John Andre to turn surrender the Hudson River to to British |
| thomas paine | this man wrote the article "common sense" about trying to convince the colonists that they did not owe loyalty to kind george of England...also, wrote "Crisis" which explains that the soldiers should keep going and remind them what they were fighting for like a cheerleader. |
| thomas jefferson | He was a great writer, young and handsome too. He was most famous though for writing the declaration of independence. |
| nathan hale | this man was famous for being a great spy for the Patriots. Also, he was from Connecticut. |
| john burgoyne | This Man was a Loyalist. He was famous for his plan for 3 British armies to march on Albany from 3 different locations. He was also famous for surrendering Fort Saratoga to the Patriots. |
| marquis de lafayette | this dude brought over trained French soldiers to help the patriot cause. He became one of Washingtons most trusted friends. |
| Friedrich Von Stueben | Helped train Washingtons troops to march and drill. |
| Thaddeus Kosciusko | This person helped build forts and other defensives for the Patriots, |
| Betsy Ross | This person was said to make and sew the 1st American Flag! WOOHOO! |
| Molly Pitcher | Her real name was Mary Ludwig Hays although she was never called that. She would carry water to her husband and other soldiers. When her husband got injured, she took his place and fired a cannon. |
| Francis Marion | He was the main guerilla, creating the tactic hit-and-run on the British. HAHA BRITiSH! |
| Comte de Rocheumbeu | Joined Washington with helping Lafayette in Virginia. They all together cut off Cornwallis so that he couldn't get supplies |
| Admiral de Grasse | Once him and his troops were in Chesapeake Bay, this man's fleet cut off Lafayette. |
| George Washington | He was the commander of the Continental Army. This man was highly respected not just by Americans, but as British as well. He turned out to be the first official president of the United States. |
| General Cornwallis | Tried to retake Trenton NJ for the British, but failed. Also, when he rested to his quarters, Lafayette and De Grasse cut off his supply route. |
| 3 natural rights | life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence | preamble, idea of natural rights, wrongs done by the king, and colonies declare independence |
| Explain in detail the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence | Introduction- explains that they are going to explain there reasons for breaking away from England |
| Explain in detain the Idea of Natural Rights of the Declaration of Independence | that if these rights were not protected by the government it is the right and duty of citizens to create a new government |
| Explain in detail the Wrongs done by the kind in D.O.I | it tells the wrongs done by the king and so it justifies the actions of colonists |
| Explain in detail of the D.O.I that the colonist announce that they are there own independent nation: U.S.A | it allows them to trade with other nations, make alliances, and declare war |
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