Erican Revolution Vocabulary Builder
Ch. 3 Section 3
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton Bernardo de Gilvez
George Rogers Clark Hocatio Gates
John Paul Jones
mercenaries
Marquis de Lafayette
DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and choose the correct term from the
word bank to replace the underlined phrase. Write the term in the space
provided and then define the term in your own words
1. In this battle, the Patriots crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776, in
a successful surprise attack on Hessian mercenaries
Your definition
2. The Patriot victory at this battle in New York was an important turning point in
the war
Your definition
3. This French nobleman served in the Continental Army and became a skilled mill-
tary officer
Your definition
4. This Patriot sailor gained fame when he captured the British warship Serapis in
1779
Your definition: