| Term | Definition |
|---|
| social contract | people can abolish a government if it violates their rights |
| Fort Ticonderoga | easy victory that resulted in the colonists acquiring important weaponsPatriot |
| Patriot | colonist who supported independence |
| Second Continental Congress | group that met to debate the issue of independence, then formally declared it on July 4,1776 |
| Olive Branch Petition | attempt to resolve the problems between the colonies |
| natural rights | rights that we are born with |
| Common Sense | pamphlet that urged the colonists to become independent |
| Bunker Hill | first battle of the war; showed that the colonists could stand up to the British |
| preamble | introduction |
| mercenary | someone hired to fight for another country |
| blockade | the shutting of a port to keep supplies from moving in or out |
| loyalist | person who supported the King and England (Britain) |
| grievance | formal complaint |
| resolution | formal statement of opinion |
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