Chapter 5-6

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Olive Tree Petition

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it was drafted by john dickensons during the second continental congress on july 5 1775 and the america revolution had already started with battles of concord.

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Prohibitory Act

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in 1775 was passed as a measure relation by great britain agianst the general rebellion the going on in her america colonies , which became known as the ameriva revolutionary war

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Common Sense

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is phamplet written by thomas paine and it was first published anonymously on january 10, 1776 during the america revolution

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Declaration of Independence

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aprroved by the continetal congress on july 4 1776 and is statement of the principles that 2 days earlier had congress to vote for independence of the america colonies from gerat britain.

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Thomas Jefferson

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was the third president of the united states and the principal author of the declaration of independence and also was one of the mso inflential founding fathers.

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George Mason

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was an american patriot, statesman, and delegates from virginia to the U.S. constitutional convection and alog with james madison , he is called the father of the bill of rights.

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Continental Congress

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te continental congress was convection of delegates from thriteen colonies that became the governing body of the united states during the american revolution and the congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations.

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Articles of Confederation

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was the first constituition of the united states of america and specified how the national goverment was to operate and they also have the secon continetal congress appointed a committe to teh drafst tha articles in june 1776

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George Washington

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was the dominant military and political leader of the united states of america from 1775 to 1797, leading the america victory over britain in the america revolutionary was as commandre and also chose as the first president of the united states

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Bunker Hill

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took place on june 17 of 1775 mostley on and around breed hill during siege boston early in the america revolutionary war.

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General Thomas Gage

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was british general, best known for his role in the early days of the america war of independece and born to aristocratic family in england.

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Hessians

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soaldiers were 18 century german reggiment throught their rulerrs by the british empire and though used several conflicts, thaey are most widely associated with combat operations in teh america revoulutionary war.

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Lord Cornwallis

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ist marquest cornwallis styled viscount brome betwwen 1753 and 1762 and known as the earl cornawallis between 1762 amd 1762, was a british armey officer and colonial administar.

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Natahnael Greene

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was a major general of the continenatla army in the american revolutionary war and when war began greene was amilitia private.

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John Jay

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was american politician , satesman , revolutionary , diplomat , afounding father of the united states , the fisrt chief justice of the united states.

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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was signed on september 3 of 1783 , ratified by the congress of the confederation on january 14-1784, and by the kinh great britain on april 9, 1784 , formally ended the america revolutionary war between kigdom great britain and the united staes america.

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Women during Wartime

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during the revolutionary was thousand sof women took an acive role in the america and british armies and most were wives or daughters of the officers or soldiesr.

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Abigail

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is a female name ocurring in bibicla narritive in the books of samule and in the book of chronicles, abigal occurs once through by the vast majority of scholars.

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Civic Virtue

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is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be imporrtant for sucess of the community and indentification of the character trits that contitute covic virtue.

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Ordinance of 1784

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seven of the states in the confedation had one time or another put forth claims, pften overlapting , to land west of the appalachins.

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Northwest Ordinance

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the northwest ordinace was an act of the congress of the confederation of the united states , the primary effect of ordinance was the creation of the creation of the northwest territory

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Shay’s Rebellion

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was an aremed uprising in central and western masschussetts from 1786 to 1787 and the rbellion is named after danuel shays, a veteran of the america revolution who led the rebels.