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| Olive Branch Petition | Peace petition sent to King George by Colonial delegates after the battles of Lexington and Concord |
| Green Mountain Boys | Vermont colonial militia led by Ethan Allen that made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga |
| Continental Army | army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British |
| Patriot | colonist who favored war agains the British |
| Loyalist | colonist who remained loyal to Britain |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | in 1775, 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 merely for pay, often for a foreign country |
| King George III | King of Great Britain during the revolutionary years |
