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Social Studies pg262
Vocabulary Words of My Social Studies Book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Freedom from being ruled by someone else. | Independence |
| Statement that declares or announces an idea. | Declaration |
| Freedom that is protected by the government's laws. | Rights |
| The crime of fighting against one's own government. | Treason |
| Someone who is still loyal to the king. | Loyalist |
| To not take sides. | Neutral |
| A rise in the the prices of goods. | Inflation |
| Thomas Paine | Made the document "Common Sense" |
| Patrick Henry | The man who made the statement "Give me liberty or give me death!" he was also a very bold speaker. |
| Thomas Jefferson | He made the Declaration of Independence. He was also a president. |
| John Hancock | he was the president of the congress |
| Retreat | To move away from the enemy. |
| Victory | To defeat the enemy, |
| Mercenary | A soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign country. |
| Strategy | A plan of action. |
| Traitor | Someone who not loyal. |
| Surrender | To give up. |
| Treaty of Paris | The English and the Patriots made a treaty that was freedom from the British. |
| The Revolutionary War | The war that gave us freedom. |
| Benedict Arnold | He betrayed the Patriot because he wanted to fight for the British. |
| Bernardo de Galvez | Spanish general captured British forts near the Gulf of Mexico. |