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10 Cards in this Set
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Olive Branch Petition
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Peace Petition sent to King George III professing the loyalty of colonies
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Continental Army
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Army created by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British for American independence
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Patriot
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Colonist who favored independence from England
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Loyalist
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Colonist who stayed loyal to England and did not desire independence
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Blockade
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The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
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Mercenary
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Soldier who fights for pay, often from a foreign country
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Common Sense
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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that convinced many colonists to favor independence
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Declaration of Independence
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1776 document stating that the 13 colonies were free and independent states
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Preamble
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A formal introduction to a document
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Natural Rights
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Rights that belong to all people from birth
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