| A | B |
|---|
| Revere, Dawes, Prescott | Rode to warn Concord that the British were coming |
| Intolerable Acts | closed the Boston port |
| militia | army of ordinary citizens |
| Patriot | person favoring independence |
| First Continental Congress | meeting of colonial delegates in response to the Intolerable Acts |
| Minutemen | militia that was ready to fight in a minute's notice |
| Loyalist | person loyal to Britain |
| John Hancock | rich Boston Patriot |
| Patrick Henry | Virginian who urged colonists to fight for liberty |
| Lexington | 1st battle of the Revolution |
| Concord | battle where the British were forced to retreat |
| artillery | cannons and large guns |
| 2nd Continental Congress | made Washington head of army, declared independence |
| Declaration of Independence | lists grievances and announces separation from Britain |
| Ethan Allen/Benedict Arnold | captured Ft. Ticonderoga |
| George Washington | commander of the Contiental Army |
| Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense |
| Thomas Jefferson | author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Richard Henry Lee | proposed the colonies become an independent country |
| Olive Branch Petition | last effort for reconciliation |
| Abigail Adams | wanted the women to be included in the Declaration of Independence |
| Bunker Hill | showed the colonists they could hold their own against the British |
| Dorchester Heights | battle that drove the British from Boston |
