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Social Studies pg262
Vocabulary Words of My Social Studies Book
Question | Answer |
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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. |