| A | B |
| "a government of our own is our natural right | Common Sense |
| Second Continental Congress sends this to King George | Olive Branch petition |
| purpose of Olive Branch petition | blame parliament, ask King to intervene |
| Result of Olive branch petition | King rejects it |
| "bring traitors to justice" | King George III |
| "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" | Israel Putnam |
| British general at Bunker Hill | Thomas Gage |
| result of Bunker Hill | colonists retreated, many British casualties, Americans will fight Hard |
| leader of Green Mountain boys | Ethan Allen |
| what Green Mountain boys do | take Fort ticonderoga |
| green mountain boys take this from Fort Ticonderoga | cannons to use against british |
| "the shot heard round the world" | Lexington and Concord |
| gave speech to Virginia Assembly to prepare for war | Patrick Henry |
| in charge of militia | john hancock |
| name of militia soliders | minutemen |
| americans try to block this place at Concord | North Bridge |