— Leader of the Green Mountain Boys, a Patriot militia group during the American Revolution known for capturing Fort Ticonderoga and other early actions against British forces.

— A militia (local fighters) from the Vermont region who used surprise attacks and knowledge of local terrain to capture strategic locations for the Patriot cause.

— A military tactic in which enemy forces surround a town, fort, or city to cut off supplies and force those inside to surrender.

Second Continental Congress

— The assembly of American colonial representatives that managed the Revolutionary War effort and made key decisions, including oversight of the Continental Army and the move toward independence.

— Large military weapons such as cannons and howitzers used to fire heavy projectiles over distances during battles and sieges.

— The unified Patriot army created by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British in the Revolutionary War, commanded by George Washington

— A political writer and radical whose pamphlet Common Sense argued strongly for American independence and influenced public opinion in the colonies.

Declaration of Independence

— The document adopted in 1776 that announced and explained the American colonies’ decision to separate from Britain and list the rights and grievances that justified independence.

— Delegate from Virginia and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence; later became the third president of the United States.

— A person chosen to represent others at a formal meeting or assembly (for example, a representative to the Second Continental Congress).

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Declare Independence

Question	Answer
Ethan Allen	— Leader of the Green Mountain Boys, a Patriot militia group during the American Revolution known for capturing Fort Ticonderoga and other early actions against British forces.
Green Mountain Boys	— A militia (local fighters) from the Vermont region who used surprise attacks and knowledge of local terrain to capture strategic locations for the Patriot cause.
Siege	— A military tactic in which enemy forces surround a town, fort, or city to cut off supplies and force those inside to surrender.
Second Continental Congress	— The assembly of American colonial representatives that managed the Revolutionary War effort and made key decisions, including oversight of the Continental Army and the move toward independence.
Artillery	— Large military weapons such as cannons and howitzers used to fire heavy projectiles over distances during battles and sieges.
Continental Army	— The unified Patriot army created by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British in the Revolutionary War, commanded by George Washington
.Thomas Paine	— A political writer and radical whose pamphlet Common Sense argued strongly for American independence and influenced public opinion in the colonies.
Declaration of Independence	— The document adopted in 1776 that announced and explained the American colonies’ decision to separate from Britain and list the rights and grievances that justified independence.
Thomas Jefferson	— Delegate from Virginia and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence; later became the third president of the United States.
Delegate	— A person chosen to represent others at a formal meeting or assembly (for example, a representative to the Second Continental Congress).

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