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14 Cards in this Set
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Continental army |
An army of paid soldiers from the thirteen colony. |
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Petition |
A written request for rights or benefits. |
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Independence |
Freedom from rule by others |
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Rights |
A freedom established by law. |
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Treason |
The crime of betraying ones country. |
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Mercenary |
A person how is paid to fight for another country. |
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Retreat |
To move away from a enemy. |
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Morale |
spirits |
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Enlist |
To join the millitary. |
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Alliance |
A formal agreement of friendship between countries. |
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Strategy |
A plan |
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Peninsula |
A piece of land almost surrounded by water, but still attached to the mainland. |
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Negtiate |
To try to reach an agreement |
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Treaty of Paris |
A formal agreement between the United States and Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country. |
