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author of Common Sense, recently emigrated to the colonies from Great Britain
Thomas Paine
formally announced the colonies’ break from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
colonists who chose to side with the British, also known as Tories
Loyalists
recent immigrant from Poland who spied for the Patriots
Haym Salomon
foreign soldiers who fought for pay, not loyalty
mercenaries
important Patriot victory
Battle of Trenton
- turning point of the Revolutionary War and greatest victory yet for American forces
Battle of Saratoga
brought his own ship/soldiers and volunteered to serve in the Continental army without pay
Marquis de Lafayette
experienced military officer who started to train the American troops
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
governor of Spanish Louisiana who became a key ally to the Patriots
Bernardo de Gálvez
naval hero
John Paul Jones -
volunteered to lead the western campaign
George Rogers Clark
expert Patriot on guerrilla warfare, swift hit-and-run attacks
Francis Marion
enslaved African working as a spy for Marquis de Lafayette
James Armistead
commander of the French troops that combined with Washington to create a French-American force
Comte de Rochambeau
last major battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
Peace agreement where Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States
Treaty of Paris of 1783
