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B&D SOCIAL STUDIES
Question | Answer |
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Loyalist | Was someone who was still loyal to the king. |
neutral | Means to not take sides. |
inflation | A rise in the prices of goods. |
retreat | Means to move away from the enemy. |
mercenary | Is a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign country. |
victory | Is the defeat of an enemy. |
strategy | Is a plan of action. |
traitor | Is someone who is not loyal. |
surrender | Means to give up. |
Independence | means freedom from being ruled by someone else. |
Declaration | means a statement that declares or announces an idea. |
Rights | are freedom that are protected by a government's laws. |
Treason | the crime of fighting against one's own government. |
Joseph Brant | in 1775 Brant went to Britain and met King George. |
King George III | was the king of Britain. |
Thomas Paine | used the written word to argue for independence. |
George Washington | Was the first president of united states. |
Benjamin Franklin | He was there when the Declaration of independence. |
John Adams | Argued strongly for independence. |
Patrick Henry | Bold, persuasive speeches by Patrick Henry moved colonists toward independence. |