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Chapter 6.1: Fighting Begins in the North
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secondcontinentalcongress : 1775 meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia; Most hoped to avoid war with Britain and sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George; Later established the Continental Army with George Washington as its commander
olivebranchpetition : Peace petition sent to King George by colonial delegates after the battles at Lexington and Concord, declaring their loyalty to the king and asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts
kinggeorge : Ruler of England who rejected the Olive Branch Petition and sent troops to the colonies to crush the revolt
ethanallen : Vermont blacksmith who led the Green Mountain Boys in a successful surprise attack against British Fort Ticonderoga
greenmountainboys : Vermont colonial militia, led by Ethan Allen, which made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga
fortticonderoga : British fort seized by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys; This gave the colonists access to a valuable supply of cannons and gunpowder as well as control of a key route into Canada
continentalarmy : Army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British
georgewashington : Chosen by Congress to command the Continental Army
patriots : Colonists who favored war against Britain
loyalists : Colonists who remained loyal to Britain
battleofbunkerhill : In 1776, first major battle of the Revolution
williamhowe : British general who fled from Boston to Canada along with his troops and 1,000 loyalists following the Battle of Bunker Hill
blockade : The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
mercenaries : Soldiers who fight merely for pay, often for a foreign country
Chapter 6.1: Fighting Begins in the North
Across:3. | Army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British | 6. | British general who fled from Boston to Canada along with his troops and 1,000 loyalists following the Battle of Bunker Hill | 8. | Vermont blacksmith who led the Green Mountain Boys in a successful surprise attack against British Fort Ticonderoga | 10. | Chosen by Congress to command the Continental Army | 11. | Colonists who favored war against Britain | 12. | Colonists who remained loyal to Britain |
| | Down:1. | The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out | 2. | In 1776, first major battle of the Revolution | 4. | Peace petition sent to King George by colonial delegates after the battles at Lexington and Concord, declaring their loyalty to the king and asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts | 5. | Soldiers who fight merely for pay, often for a foreign country | 7. | British fort seized by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys; This gave the colonists access to a valuable supply of cannons and gunpowder as well as control of a key route into Canada | 9. | Ruler of England who rejected the Olive Branch Petition and sent troops to the colonies to crush the revolt |
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Chapter 6.1: Fighting Begins in the North
Across:3. | Army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British | 6. | British general who fled from Boston to Canada along with his troops and 1,000 loyalists following the Battle of Bunker Hill | 8. | Vermont blacksmith who led the Green Mountain Boys in a successful surprise attack against British Fort Ticonderoga | 10. | Chosen by Congress to command the Continental Army | 11. | Colonists who favored war against Britain | 12. | Colonists who remained loyal to Britain |
| | Down:1. | The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out | 2. | In 1776, first major battle of the Revolution | 4. | Peace petition sent to King George by colonial delegates after the battles at Lexington and Concord, declaring their loyalty to the king and asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts | 5. | Soldiers who fight merely for pay, often for a foreign country | 7. | British fort seized by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys; This gave the colonists access to a valuable supply of cannons and gunpowder as well as control of a key route into Canada | 9. | Ruler of England who rejected the Olive Branch Petition and sent troops to the colonies to crush the revolt |
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