American Cultures
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- Olive Branch Petition
- A Letter of peace drafted by the second Continental Congress to Great Britain
- Continental Army
- The Army formed by the second Continental Congress that would defend the colonies as a whole.
- Common Sense
- a pamphlet written bt thomas pain in 1776 to convince the colnists that it wadc it to become independent.
- Declaration of independence
- a document staring the thirteen colonies were separate from great britain.
- preamble
- the first part, or introduction, of a documnet.
- loyalist
- a colonist who sided with great britain during the american revolution
- patriot
- one who supported independence from great britain for thr thirteen colonies.
- Ethan allen
- avermon black smith, led one well know group of rebels, the green mountain boys
- Benedict arnold
- allen and his followers joined forces with benedict and his band of 400 soliders from boston they tacked fort ticonderoga, a british out post on lake champlain
- blockade
- something that prevents goods and people from moving in and out of the area