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=Chapter 8 Study Guide=

Peter Salem
Peter Salem was a patriot. Peter was also born a slave to Jerimia Belknap in the town of Framingham in Massachsetts somewhere around 1750. He was sold to a man by the name of Lawson Buckminister. Buckminister had let Peter sign up for the Massachusetts Minutemen. Lawson Buckminister granted Peter Salem his freedom. []

Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was formed to discuss about what to do after the war. The congress was formed on May 10, 1775 in Philidelphia. []

Battle of Yorkstown
The French assisted the colonies with this war because the colonists had proved that they could win the war. The French helped the American troops by surrounding the British. []

Frederick Von Steuben
Frederick Von Steueben was born in Magdeburg on September 17, 1730. Steuben was a German General. []

Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783. The Treaty of Paris put an end to the Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States of America and their allies, the French. [])

Mercanaries
A Mercanary is a professional soldier hired for a forein army.

Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was famous for being one of the first african poets.Phillis was born in Segal,Africa,1753. She was sold to John and Susanna Wheatley in Boston when Phillis was seven years old. []

Olive Branch Petition
Charles Dickinson Cose to give the Olive Branch Petition to the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and then drafted it to King George on July 8,1775. []

George Washington
George Washington was born on February 22,1732. Washington helped survey the Shanendoah lands for Thomas,Fairfox. []

Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was fought on the dates of September 19 and October 7 1777. At the first battle the british won. On the second battle, the Americans won and the british surrendered on October 17 1777. []

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson lived from 1743-1826. He had founded the Declaration of Independece. He was also the second president of the 13 Colonies. []

Mary Slocumb
She was born on august 16 1832. Mary was a nurse in the revolutionary war []

Quakers
Quakers were very religious people or pacifists who did not believe in war or did not like war. Both Loyalists and Patriots were enimies with the Quakers.

Thomas Paine
[] Thomas Paine was born in Thetford,England on January 29 1737. Thomas failed school. Then he started apprenticing for his father, again he failed.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Born February 4,1746, Mereczowsczyzna. Thaddeus Kosciuszko later bacame an American General. []

4 Parts of the Declaration of Independence
Part 1: Thomas Jefferson wanted his words to help everyone and also in a way that everyone would agree Part 2: He listed colonists' ideas about government. Part 3: He listed colonists' complaints and grievances about the unfair practices of the king and Parliament. Part 4: He wrote that for all reasons he said, the colonies will no longer be a part of or ruled by Britian.