Robert Morris helped Washington improve discipline and morale among
his weary troops at Volley Forge
Treaty of Paris of 1783
settlement in which Britain recognized the United States as
a new nation
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
declared that Virginia no longer had an official church and
that the state would not collect taxes for churches
Battle of Bunker Hill
pledged large amounts of money and arranged for foreign
loans to finance the American war effort
helped build American confidence by proving that colonial
militia could stand up to one of the world's most feared
armies
Marquis de Lafayette