| A | B |
|---|
| patriot | an American colonist who supported the fight for independence |
| convention | a formal meeting held for a specific purpose |
| militia | a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency |
| compromise | the settling of a dispute by each side agreeing to give up part of its demands |
| Hessian | a soldier from Germany |
| ally | a friendly person or country that joins a cause |
| loyalist | a colonist who supported Great Britain |
| Stamp Act | a law that required tax on paper |
| Georgia | only colony not present att the First Continental Congress |
| French and Indian War | a conflict between Great Britain and France |
| Greenwich Tea Party | men dressed as Lenape Indians and burned tea |
| 13 colonies | the number of colonies that declared Independence at the Second Continental Congress |
| William Livingston | First NJ state governor |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Mary Ludwig Hays | was "Molly Pitcher" |
| George Washington | 1st American President |
