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Vocabulary 6.4
Declaring Independence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethan Allen | leader of a Patriot group of fighters known as the Green Mountain Boys |
| Second Continental Congress | America's government during the Revolutionary War |
| Continental Army | America's Patriot army during the Revolutionary War |
| Thomas Paine | political radical and the author of Common Sense |
| Declaration of Independence | document that declared American independence from Britain |
| Thomas Jefferson | delegate from Virginia who wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Siege | when enemy forces surround a town or city in order to force it to surrender |
| artillery | cannon and large guns |