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43 Cards in this Set
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Battle of bunker hill |
(1775) a revolutionary war battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army |
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Impel |
Force |
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Loyalists |
Colonists who chose to side with British |
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Declaration of Independence |
For Mally announced the colonists break from Great Britain |
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Endowed |
Provided |
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Usurpation |
Wrongful seizures of power |
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Tyranny |
Oppressive power exerted by a government or ruler |
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Candid |
Fair |
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Relinquish |
Release yield |
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Formidable |
Causing dread |
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Inestimable |
Priceless |
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Annihilation |
Destructive |
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Convulsions |
Violent disturbance |
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Naturalization of foreigners |
The process by which foreign born person become citizens |
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Appropriations of lands |
Settling aside land for settlement |
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A multitude of |
Many |
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Tenure |
Term |
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Quartering |
Loading housing |
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Arbitrary |
Not based on law |
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Make |
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Abdicated |
Given up |
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Patriots |
Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain |
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Redcoats |
British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American Revolution so called because of their bright red uniforms |
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Minutemen |
Local militia who got their name because they were ready To fight in a minutes notice |
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Common sense |
(1776) a pamphlet written by Thomas pain that criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain |
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Second continental congress |
(1775) a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and concord |
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First continental congress |
Was a gathering of colonial leaders who deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America |
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Make |
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Abdicated |
Given up |
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Foreign mercenaries |
Soldiers hired to fight for a country not their own |
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Perfidy |
Violation of trust |
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Petitioned for redress |
Asked formally for a correction of wrongs |
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Insurrection |
Rebellions |
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Unwarrantable jurisdiction |
Unjustified authorities |
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Magnanimity |
Generous spirit |
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Conjured |
Urgently called upon |
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Acquiesce |
Consent to |
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Consanguinity |
Common ancestry |
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Rectitude |
Rightness |
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Mercenaries |
Foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty but for pay |
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Battle of Trenton |
An important patriot victory |
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Battle of Saratoga |
New York was the turning point of the revolutionary war |
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Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States |
