Chapter 5

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Olive Branch Petition

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was adopted by the Continental Congress in July 1775 in an attempt to avoid a war with Great Britain. The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain

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Prohibitory Act

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a measure of retaliation by Great Britain against the rebellion then going on in her American colonies, which became known as the American Revolutionary War

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Declaration of Independence

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statement adopted on July 4, 1776, that announced that the thirteen American colonies (then at war with Great Britain) were now independent states

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Thomas Jefferson

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was one of the Founding Fathers, known for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States. Jefferson envisioned America as the force behind a great "Empire of Liberty"that would promote republicanism and counter the imperialism

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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 13 Colonies that met beginning on 05/10/1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had started

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Articles of Confederation

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1st constitution of the U.S. and specified how the national government was to operate.

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George Washington

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Dominant political and military leader in the united states of America,built a strong nat. govt. avoided war, suppressed rebellion and won acceptance among all Americans

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Bunker Hill

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battle during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops

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General Thomas Gage

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was a British general, best known for his role in the early days of the American War of Independence.

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Lord Cornwallis

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British Army officer and colonial administrator. In the U.S and U. K. he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence

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Nathanael Green

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major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. Started as militia private, ended as reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer

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John Adams

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During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace

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John Jay

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first Chief Justice of the United States . helping to fashion United States foreign policy, and to secure favorable peace terms from the United Kingdom (with Jay's Treaty of 1794)

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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Signed September 3,1783. It ended the American Revolution between the U.S and the Kingdom of Great Britain

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Women During War Time

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women took an active role in both the American and British armies. Most were the wives or daughters of officers or soldiers

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Abigail Adams

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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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habits of personal living that are said to be important for the success of the community. The I.D of the character traits that constitute civic virtue have been a major concern of political philosophy

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Ordinance of 1784

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

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Northwest Ordinance

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The Creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory in the US outside of the Great Lakes.

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Shay's Rebellion

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Armed uprising in central western Massachusetts Springfield. Rebellion
named after Daniel Shays a veteran of the American Revolution who led "Shaysites"

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Hessians

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soldiers were eighteenth-century German regiments hired through their rulers by the British Empire

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Common Sense

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pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution