Test on Monday
Militia-volunteer soldiers who fight only in time of emergency
Ammunition-musket balls and gunpowder
Continental Army-colonial force:one army instead of 13 separate fighting units
Declaration of Independence-document stating that the colonies were independent from Great Britain
At Fort Ticonderoga Allen's men sneaked in Fort Ticonderoga and captured it without firing one shot. Allen's men were also called the Green Mountain Boys. At Bunker Hill the colonists built a earthen shelter for protection. Even tho the colonists lost they realized that they could win the war. They were encouraged because by working together they can win their freedom. When the first few British soliders were killed they colonists thought that there was no turning back. Some colonists wanted to avoid the war, but others wanted to be loyal to Great Birtain. The colonists were encouraged by three things. 1) Britain lost 1,000 soliders and because they thought this was going to be an easy fight. 2) British commander was killed. 3) The coloinsts believed that if they worked together they could win.
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