| A | B |
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| Ethan Allen | He led the Green Mountain Boys |
| Fort Ticonderoga | British fort captured by the Green Mt. Boys |
| Olive Branch Petition | Notice sent to King George III declaring colonial loyalty and requesting the Intolerable Acts be repealed |
| Continental Army | Forces from all the colonies headed by George Washington |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | First major fighting between colonies and England |
| blockade | the shutting off of a port by ships |
| Benedict Arnold | American leader who was wounded at the battle for Quebec |
| Dorchester Heights | Position from which cannons, from Ticonderoga, were fired at British in Boston Bay |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired to fight for another country |
| rendezvous | a meeting |
| strategy | an overall plan of action |
| Trenton, New Jersey | Location of British fort taken by the Americans on Christmas |
| Hessians | German soldiers killed or captured by the Americans at Trenton |
| Delaware River | Body of water the Americans used to get to the Hessians at Trenton |
| Saratoga | Location of American victory which ensured French aid. |
| Burgoyne, Leger, Howe | British generals |
| Washington, Arnold, Gates | American generals |
