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| Word | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Independence | Means freedom from being ruled by someone else. |
| Declaration | Is a statement that declares, or announces,an idea. |
| Rights | Are freedoms that are protected by a government's laws. |
| Treason | Is the crime of fighting against one's own government. |
| Loyalist | Was someone who was still loyal to the king. |
| Neutral | Means not to take sides. |
| Inflation | A rise in the prices of goods |
| Retreat | To move away from the enemy |
| Victory | Is the defeat of an enemy |
| Mercenary | Is a solider who is paid to fight for a foreign country |
| Strategy | Is a plan of action |
| Traitor | Is someone who is not loyal |
| Surrender | Means to give up |
| Thomas Paine | Thomas Paine was the writer who published Common Sense. |
| George washington | George Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during the American Revolution |
| Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin was a printer, scientist, and writer. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson was an American political leader |
| Patrick Henry | Patrick Henry was member of House of Burgesses in Virginia |
| John adams | John Adams was a lawyer who defended the soldiers |
| James armistead | a patriot hero he spied on the British army |
| Benedict arnold | he betrayed the patriot cause and fought for the british |
| Joseph brant | In 1775 Brant went to Britain and met king George 3 |