Chapter 5

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Olive branch petition

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.The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict. The petition was rejected, and in August 1775 the colonies were formally declared in rebellion by the Proclamation of Rebellion.

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Prohibitory act

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.The Prohibitory Act served as an effective declaration of war by Great Britain

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Common sense

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.this was published in 1776 by thomas paine common sense challenged the authority of the british government and the royal monarchy the plain language that pain used was intened for the common people of america and was the first work to openly ask for independence from britain

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Declaration of independence

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.a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states

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Thoms Jefferson

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.third president of the untited states and the main author of the declaration of independence

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George mason

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.an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.

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Continental congress

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.was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.

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Articles of confederation

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.first constitution of the United States of America and specified how the national government was to operate.

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George Washington

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.the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1797, leading the American victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander in chief of the Continental Army

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Bunker hill

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.June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War.

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General Thomas gage

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.Born to an aristocratic family in England, he entered military service, seeing action in the French and Indian War, where he served with a future opponent, George Washington

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Hessians

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.were eighteenth-century German regiments hired through their rulers by the British Empire. Though used in several conflicts, they are most widely associated with combat operations in the American Revolutionary War.

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lord cornwallis

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accused of "losing america"
.Lord Charles Cornwallis was a British general who fought against the Americans in many different battles during the Revolutionary War. The most important one was the Battle of Yorktown where the British surrendered. Cornwallis was a successful general, but he was unable to defeat the American and French forces, leading to the biggest loss of his career.

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nathaniel greene

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was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, Greene was a militia private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Many places in the United States are named for him.

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john adams

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.a statesman, diplomat, and political theorist he was a leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States

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john bay

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.an American actor and playwright

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treaty of paris 1873

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.By its terms Britain recognized the independence of the United States with generous boundaries, including the Mississippi River on the west.

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women during war time

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.during the american revolution women took the active roles of both american and british armies some who were almost always on the camps were called camp followers

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abigail adams

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.Adams is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics.

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civic virtue

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.is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important for the success of the community.

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ordinance of 1784

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.called for the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River to be divided into separate states. However, it did not define the mechanism by which the land would become states,

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northwest ordinance

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.was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. The primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River.

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shay's rebellion

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.was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion is named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolution