Us History Vocab 2

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Enlightenment

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A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.

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Declaration of Independence

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The document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain

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Intolerable Acts

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The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts are names used to describe a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America

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Natural Rights

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Many philosophers and political scientists make a distinction between natural rights and legal rights.

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John Locke

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English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience.

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Committee of Correspondence

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The committees of correspondence were bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies before the American Revolution for the purposes of coordinating written communication outside of the colonies.

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Thomas Paine

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American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution .

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French and Indian War

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A war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes).

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Boston Massacre

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The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolutionary War.

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Boston Tea Party

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Demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea.