C9. Vocab

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Second meeting of American leaders who made decisions for the colonies and formed a Continental Army

Second Continental Congress

An army with soldiers from all 13 colonies; formed by the Second Continental Congress

Continental Army

A petition from Congress to King George III that asked for more freedom for the colonists to govern themselves

Olive Branch Petition

A document stating why the colonies wanted independence

Declaration of Independence

A person who works against his or her country

Traitor

Patriot soldiers from Vermont, led by Ethan Allen

Green Mountain Boys

A soldier from one country paid to fight for another country

Mercenary

A battle fought between the Americans and the British; turning point of the American Revolution

Battle of Saratoga

The treaty that officially ended the American Revolution; Great Britain recognized the United States of America as an independent nation

Treaty of Paris