3.5 vocab

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  1. 2. a fighter who uses hit-and-run attacks
  2. 5. to approve
  3. 6. was an enslaved African American who spied for General Lafayette during the American Revolution. Armistead's efforts were so successful that he was rewarded with his freedom and eventually, with a veteran's pension.
  4. 7. the 1781 American victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender
  5. 9. a naval captain during the American Revolution. During a battle with the British, with his boat sinking, he is credited with having said, "I have not yet begun to fight."
  6. 10. a German officer who trained General Washington's troops during the winter at Valley Forge. Steuben's methods and training manual became standard for American troops
  7. 14. the Pennsylvania site of Washington's Continental Army encampment during the winter of 1777–1778
  8. 15. a 1781 battle in South Carolina that was an important American victory over the British
  9. 16. a military blockade or encirclement of an enemy town or position with the purpose of forcing it to surrender
  10. 17. the peace treaty between the United States and Britain, ratified in 1783, that recognized the United States as an independent nation
  11. 19. a French aristocrat who fought with the Patriots against the British during the War for Independence.
  12. 20. a Spanish governor of Louisiana during the American Revolution. Gálvez aided the Patriots by allowing supplies to be shipped up the Mississippi River to American forces.
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  1. 1. a free African American who fought for independence during the American Revolution. The grandson of a slave, Cheswell was an educated, regularly elected town leader in New Hampshire.
  2. 3. troops on horseback
  3. 4. a 1777 battle that was the first decisive American victory in the Revolution
  4. 8. a 1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops captured a British encampment
  5. 11. a Jewish financier who aided the fight for independence during the American Revolution. Salomon was born in Poland and immigrated to New York City in 1772.
  6. 12. a young American Revolutionary hero from Connecticut. Hale was captured by the British and hung without trial. Tradition says that before he died he said: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
  7. 13. a 1776 battle in New York in which more than 1,400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured
  8. 18. a nation that works with another nation for a common purpose