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a formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal.- What is an Alliance?

Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own- What are Mercenaries ?

Known as a person who turns against one side in a conflict to help the other side What is a Traitor

Otherwise known as formal complaints What are Grievances?

What is the Preamble? The declaration begins with this, otherwise known as an introduction

This man tried to sell the plans of West Point to the British Who was Benedict Arnold?

This man wrote Common Sense to rally the people in the colonies to challenge British rule Who is Thomas Paine?

This man was a spy for the Continental Army who upon getting caught let out the famous words, “my only regret is having but one life to give for my country”- Who is Nathan Hale?

This is the German baron who helped train the Continental Army (like having Michael Jordan for your shooting coach)- Who is Freidrich von Steuben?

This man led and trained the cavalry of the Continental Army (we used to get a day off school for him as well )- Who is Casimir Pulaski?

The site where the winter of nearly broke the Continental Army with its rough conditions and lack of vital supplies What was Valley Forge?

This was the battle in which Washington surprised the Hessian soldiers early on the day after Christmas What was the Battle of Trenton?

This battle site marked the “turning point of the war” for the Continental Army What was the Battle of Saratoga?

This is the area of the United States that general Cornwallis put his attention towards in the later stages of the war What was the South?

This is the place where General Cornwallis had to surrender his army to the Continentals What was Yorktown?

The overall strategy of the Continental Army against the much larger British force What was Attack and Retreat/Hit and Run ?

This is a group of fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run attacks What were Guerrillas?

To help win the war at sea against Britain’s powerful Navy, the Continental government utilized these private forces to help their efforts in water What are Privateers?

To help raise morale in the Army Thomas Paine urged the Americans to support their army with this pamphlet What was The Crisis?

This is the strategy the British hoped to utilize with the Colonies (basically cutting them off from one another)- What was divide and conquer?

To pay and supply troops-Congress printed these-eventually they became worthless What were Continentals?

The soldiers in Trenton were known as this. Mercenaries from a German state fighting for the British Who were the Hessians?

She was a famous case of a woman disguising herself as a man fighting in the Continental Army for 3 years Who was Deborah Sampson?

This agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War on April 15, 1783 What was the Treaty of Paris?

This man was so efficient at Guerrilla attacks he won the nickname “The Swamp Fox”- Who was Francis Marion?

FINAL JEOPARDY ? The Declaration of Independence

In the Delcaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson states that _____________ is the purpose of government. Also in what section is this statement found The purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people. Found in the “Natural Rights Section”