Lesson 2 Vocab

3. (in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback.
4. a battle that took place on christmas with george washington which was won by the continental army
5. a french friend of george washington who encouraged the french to help in the war.
14. a treaty that marked the united states as an independent nation
15. to take over or gain control using force
16. a person or group in alliance with another person or group.
17. a battle/siege that forced the french to surrender a town in virginia
19. an enslaved African American who served the Continental Army

1. battle of the revolutionary war where britain won against george washington 1776
2. a Prussian and later an American military officer. He served as Inspector General and a Major General
6. an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens
7. the climax of the saratoga campaign
8. a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander
9. a Polish-born Jewish businessman and political financial broke
10. the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington
11. a Spanish military leader and colonial administrator who served as colonial governor of Spanish Louisiana
12. referring to actions or activities performed in an impromptu way, often without authorization.
13. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid legally or officially acceptable.
18. a spy who died getting info for washington about an invasion