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guerrilla warfare
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hiding and ambushing your opponent
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letters of marque
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issued by Continental Congress allowing private ships to attack British merchant ships
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equipped
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furnished with provisions; made ready for action
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objective
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the main goal
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William Howe
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commander of the British forces
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Nathan Hale
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American spy who was hanged by the British
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Valley Forge
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Pennsylvania location where George Washington and his troops spent winter of 1777
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Marquis de Lafayette
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French officer who came to the aid of the Americans
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Saratoga
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American victory in upstate NY that became a major turning point when the French decided...
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John Paul Jones
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American naval officer who defeated the British ("I have not yet begun to fight")
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Charles Cornwallis
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British general who surrendered the British troops
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Battle at King's Mountain
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American victory in the backcountry of South Carolina - aided by SC militia; Francis Marion...
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Treaty of Paris
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signed in 1783 - it finally ended the war
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guerrilla warfare
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hiding and ambushing your opponent
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