An Original American Chapter 15

The British possessed battle-tested generals. But the colonists boasted the raw courage of backwoods fighters such as Ethan Allen, who proved his daring with the capture of Fort Ticonderoga.

Terms to define: catamount predator traitor Enlightenment Second Continental Congress

catamount A catamount is a big cat with many names like puma, mountain lion, panther, cougar.

predator Catamounts feed on birds and small animals which make them predators.

traitor Benedict Arnold One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.

Enlightenment Lights were being lit in the 18 th century- so many that it would be called a time of “Enlightenment.” The lights were going on in the minds of thinking people.

Second Continental Congress The Patriots took Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775 the very day the Second Continental Congress convened. members.aol.com/mmcmil2123/ Page8.html