Chapter 5 - The American Revolution

133481518	government	the laws and people that rule a country
133481519	French and Indian war	war between Great Britian and France
133481520	Stamp Act	placed taxes on items like newspapers and pamphlets
133481521	Patriots	colonists who were against British rule
133481522	Loyalists	colonists who remained loyal to Britain
133481523	militia	a volunteer group of soldiers
133481524	American Revolution	war fought by the 13 colonies to gain their freedom from Great Britain
133481525	Continental Congress	a meeting of colonial leaders to talk about how they should deal with Great Britain
133481526	Declaration of Independence	a document written by Thomas Jefferson explaining why the 13 colonies should be free of British rule
133481527	George Washington	first President of the United States who fought in the French and Indian War and led the Continental Army during the American Revolution
133481528	William Johnson	British leader who convinced the Iroquois not to take sides in the French and Indian War
133481529	Ethan Allen	leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in the American Revolution
133481530	John Jay	wrote many important papers during the Continental Congress
133481531	Thomas Jefferson	wrote the Declaration of Independence
133481532	Fort Niagara	fort built by the French at the mouth of the Niagara River
133481533	Fort Ticonderoga	fort located between Lake George and Lake Champlain
133481534	surrender	to give up
133481535	retreat	to turn back
133481536	Battle of Saratoga	battle won by the Americans - it helped convince France that the Americans could win the Revolutionary War
133481537	Battle of Yorktown	final battle of the Revolutionary War
133481538	Sarah Jay	wife of patriot John Jay
133481539	Sybil Ludington	daughter of a colonel in the New York milita - she warned militia members that the British had arrived in Danbury
133481540	John Burgoyne	British general who was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga
133481541	Joseph Brant	Mohawk leader who sided with the British at the Battle of Oriskany
133481542	Horatio Gates	American general who defeated the British at the Battle of Saratoga