CharlesCornwallis		last battle of the war
Yorktown		prevented Cornwallis from escaping by sea at Yorktown
July41776		Turning point in war for the Americans; won over French support
TreatyofParis		Leader of the Vermont "Green Mt. Boys"
PatrickHenry		went over to France to win their ally-ship
DeclarationofIndependence		hit-and-run tactics used by Francis Marion
AdmiraldeGrasse		nickname for Francis Marion
MarquisdeLafayette		date the Declaration of Independence was signed
NathanHale		said "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!"
guerrilla		one of Washington's closest friends; from France
Saratoga		surrendered the war to the Americans at Yorktown
BenjaminFranklin		announced that Britain had lost the war to the Americans
France		first battle of the war
SwampFox		president of the Declaration Commitee; signed his name very large
KingGeorgethe3rd		Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
GeorgeWashington		American traitor; tried and failed to turn over West Point to the British
JohnHancock		hung as an American spy at Long Island
Lexington		King of Britain during the Revolutionary War
ThomasJefferson		announced that the colonies were free from British reign
BenedictArnold		ally of the Americans in the war
EthanAllen		leader of the Sons of Liberty
SamAdams		wrote the Declaration of Independence