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militia
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a group of citizen soldiers
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Continental Congress
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An organization of delegates from each of the thirteen colonies organized to represent the Americans' interests to the British
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John Adams
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A Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress, and the second president of the United States
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George Washington
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A delegate to the Continental Congress, the commander in chief to the Continental Army, and the first president of the United States
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Paul Revere
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The horseman who traveled ahead of the British army, warning the people of Lexington and Concord that the British were coming
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minutemen
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militia men who prided themselves in their ability to be able to fight on a minute's notice
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approach
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to move closer to
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volunteer
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one who helps another for the sake of being helpful, without any expectation of favor or payment
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Loyalists
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those who remained loyal to the British crown
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Patriots
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those who supported the war for independence
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