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| Olive Branch Petition | Peace petition sent to King George by colonial delegates after battle of Lexington and Concord |
| Green mountain boys | a militia led by Ethan Allan that made a surprise attack on fort Ticonderoga |
| Continental Army | army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British |
| Mercenary | soldier who fights merely for pay |
| Common Sense | a 1776 essay written by Thomas Paine it urged colonies to declare independence |
| Declaration of Indepependence | a 1776 document stating that the 13 English colonies were a free and independent nation |
| Preamble | Introduction to the delcaration, constitution or other official documents |
| Natural Rights | Rights that belong to all people from birth |
| Patriot | The colonists who favored war against Britain |
| Loyalist | colonist that remained loyal to Britain |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | The first major battle of the revolution |
| blockade | the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
| mercenary | soldier who fights only for pay, often for a foreign country |
| King George III | The king of England during the Revolutionary years |
