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  1. 3. troops on horseback
  2. 4. -Haym Salomon (1740–1785) was 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.
  3. 6. a 1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops captured a British encampment
  4. 8. Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834) was a French aristocrat who fought with the Patriots against the British during the War for Independence.
  5. 9. - Nathan Hale (1755–1776) was 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."
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  1. 1. Pennsylvania site of Washington's Continental Army encampment during the winter of 1777–1778
  2. 2. -a 1776 battle in New York in which more than 1,400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured
  3. 5. a 1777 battle that was the first decisive American victory in the Revolution
  4. 7. Friedrich von Steuben (1730–1794) was 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.
  5. 10. a nation that works with another nation for a common purpose