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What is a Loyalist?
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Colonists who remained loyal to Britian, and made up about twenty percent of the colonists.
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What is a refugee?
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People who flee their homes to seek refuge from war, persecution, or other hardships.
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What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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First major battle of the Revolution.
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What is a blockade?
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A shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.
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What was the Continental Army?
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An army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British.
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What are Hessian mercenaries?
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Troops for hire from Germany to help fight the colonists.
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Who was Ethan Allen?
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He was a blacksmith who led a group of Vermonters, known as the Green Mountain Boys, in a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga.
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Who were the Green Mountain Boys?
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Group of Vermonters that attacked Fort Ticonderoga. The successful surrender of the fort won the boys a valuable supply of cannons and gunpowder, as well as, control of a key route to Canada.
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Who were the Patriots?
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A number of colonists who opposed aspects of British rule that they considered harsh and unjust.
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What was the Olive Branch Petition?
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Delegates of the thirteen colonies wrote this to King George III, declaring their loyalty to him, but asking for the Intolerable Acts to be repealed.
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