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Winning the war
Second Continental Congress
second meeting of American leaders who made decisions for the colonies and formed a
Continental Army
Continental Army
an army with soldiers from all 13 colonies; formed by the Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
a petition from Congress to King George III that asked for more freedom for the colonists to
govern themselves
Declaration of Independence
a document stating why the colonies wanted independence
traitor
a person who works against his or her country
Green Mountain Boys
Patriot soldiers from Vermont, led by Ethan Allen
mercenary
a soldier from one country paid to fight for another country
Battle of Saratoga
a battle fought between the Americans and the British; turning point of the American
Revolution
Treaty of Paris
the treaty that officially ended the American Revolution; Great Britain recognized the
United States of America as an independent nation