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Name given to Americans who supported independence from Britain.
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Formed by the Second Continental Congress and led by George Washington. More formal and united than small militias fighting together.
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Patriot fighter who accompanied her husband into battle and took his place when he died.
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Location in modern-day Indiana where George Rogers Clark forced Henry Hamilton’s surrender. This strengthened the American position in the West.
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Patriot who disguised himself as a teacher to spy on the British
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Location where the patriot forces endured a winter of terrible suffering.
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German military veteran put in charge of drilling patriot forces at Valley Forge. He taught men who had never fought in a war before how to be disciplined and made them a more effective fighting force.
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French nobleman who became Washington’s trusted aide.
