1. Chapter 9-Winning the Revolution
Visual Vocabulary
Grade 5
PHS

2. Second Continental Congress
Congress of American leaders that first met in 1775, declared independence in 1776, and helped lead the U.S. during the Revolution.

3. Continental Army
Army formed in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress and led by General George Washington.

4. Olive Branch Petition
Letter sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III in 1775 in an attempt to avoid war.

5. Declaration of Independence
Document declaring the 13 American colonies independent of Great Britain, written mainly by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress.

6. traitor
Person who works against his or her country.

7. Green Mountain Boys
Group of Vermont soldiers who captured Fort Ticonderoga.

8. mercenary
Soldiers from one country who are paid to fight for another country.

9. Battle of Saratoga
American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution.

10. Treaty of Paris
Treaty signed in 1783 that officially ended the American Revolution. Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.