USI (CP-10) | Chapter 6 (The American Revolution) Vocabulary Review

an introduction

a person not in the military

Virginia frontiersman who was sent with a militia force to strike British forts beyond the Appalachians

an armed civilian ship that has their government’s permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods

a formal statement of opinion

a person who betrays their country or cause and helps the other side

a Connecticut officer who served as a Patriot spy; he was later caught and put to death by the British

a guerrilla fighter in South Carolina known as the “Swamp Fox”

VA delegate who introduced resolution; “these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States"

a formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal

Continental army general who took command of troops in the South and split his army in two for the sake of strategy

a soldier who is paid to fight for a country other than their own

a French noble who became a high-ranking officer in Washington’s Continental Army

unit of troops on horseback

American naval commander of the Bonhomme Richard; “I have not yet begun to fight!”

a Prussian baron who helped train the Continental Army

Spanish governor of Louisiana who helped the Americans by providing money and munitions to frontiersmen and militias

paper money

to sign up for duty

British commander, particularly known for his military prowess, who moved the war to the South

a formal complaint

fighter who works with a small band to make hit-and-run attacks

author of Common Sense, a 50-page pamphlet which stimulated broad support for independence