the Colonial government that assembled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10,1775
Second Continental Congress
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troops controlled by the Second Continental Congress and commanded by George Washington
Continental Army
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a petition for peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III
Olive Branch Petition
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British fort located in New York that was captured in 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys and other soldiers
Fort Ticonderoga
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leader of the Green Mountain Boys that captured Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
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battle on Breed's Hill near Boston in 1775 resulting in a costly British victory
Battle of Bunker Hill
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individuals who favored fighting the British who took possession of Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill
patriots
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hired soldiers, or mercenaries, from Germany
Hessians
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colonists who opposed fighting Britain
loyalists
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Patriot victories in the North
Fort Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and Concord
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British victories in the North
Lexington, Boston, and Bunker Hill
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called Tories, feared a civil war would devastate the colonies, feared mob rule and chaos might result, feared cutting ties with Britain, saw the king as God's authority, remained loyal because of family connections
loyalists
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believed in representative government, saw taxes as a loss of liberty, feared the colonists' religious liberties might be threatened, resented Parliament's interference with trade
patriots
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feared they would suffer financial loss if they chose sides, were not greatly concerned about the conflict unless it came near their homes, were pacifists
neutral colonists
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individuals who opposed war
pacifists
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a pamphlet that identified actions of the king and parliament that led to the "common sense" conclusion that the colonies should separate from Britain
