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34 Cards in this Set
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Common Sense
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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which called for american independence from Britain.
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Second continental Congress
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Assembly of representatives from the colonies that first met in may 1775 in Philadelphia.
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Olive branch Petition
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plea by americans to king George 3rd to halt the fighting.
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Declaration of Independence
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statement that stated why american colonists wanted freedom from Britain.
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Enlightenment
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eighteenth century movement that emphasized in science and reason for improving society.
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Preamble
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An introduction.
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Natural rights
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rights that belong to someone just because they are human.
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Rule of law
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government on which decisions must be based on law not personal wishes.
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French and Indian War
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War between the French and the British
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Albany Plan of union
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proposal for a grand creation of a council by Ben Franklin.
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Militia
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Armed citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.
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Prime minister
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Highest official in a parliamentary government.
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Siege
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tactic in which the enemy is surrounded and starved to make them surrender.
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Treaty of Paris
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treaty that ended the french and indian war.
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Pontiac’s Rebellion
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rebelion by native americans in the great lake areas.
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Proclamation of 1763
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order that closed the region west of the Appalachian Mountains to all settlement by colonists.
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Stamp Act
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law passed to tax newspaper, legal documents, and other printed materials in the colonies.
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Boycott
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Refusal to buy a certain product or use a service.
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Boston Massacre
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an incident in which British soldiers killed 5 colonists.
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First Continental Congress
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Assembly of the representatives in the colonies that first met in Philadelphia.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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First battle of the revolutionary war
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Revolutionary War
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war for independence from britain
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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Revolutionary was in 1775 north of boston.
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Casualty
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Military term for wounded, killed, captured, or missing in action.
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Loyalist
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person who remained loyal to britain during the revolutionary war.
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Mercenary
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A foreign soldier who fights for pay.
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Battle of Trenton
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revolutionary war fought in New Jersey.
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Battle of Saratoga
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Revolutionary war fought in New York this was a turning point.
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Blockade
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to isolate or close off.
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Profiteering
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selling scarce things and insanely high prices.
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Inflation
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a steading increase in price over time making it difficult to buy things.
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Battle of Yorktown
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Revolutionary war in 1781 in Virginia that ended in a decisive American victory.
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Treaty of Paris
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treaty that ended the war and Britain gave America there independence.
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Patriotism
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Love of ones country.
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