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Ch. 11 To Declare Independence or Not
Question | Answer |
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separation from, or freedom from control by, another country or government | independence |
a person in the American colonies who opposed independence and wanted the colonies to remain under the control of Great Britain | Loyalist |
a person in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to become independent from Great Britain | Patriot |
Not taking sides. In the American colonies, many people did not support either side in the fight for independence | neutral |
Thomas Hutchinson | Loyalist and royal governor of Massachusetts |
Jonathan Boucher | Loyalist and British religious leader |
Lord Dunmore | Loyalist and governor of Virginia |
Benjamin Franklin | Patriot, writer, inventor, scientist, printer, skilled statesman |
Mercy Otis Warren | Patriot, writer , poet |
Samuel Adams | True Patriot, writer, politician, Sons of Liberty, Committee of Correspondence, Boston Tea Party |
Patrick Henry | Radical Patriot, lawyer, powerful speaker, "Give me liberty" speech |
tyrant | a ruler who uses his power harshly |
treason | the crime of acting to overthrow your ruler or betray your country |
resolution | a statement that expresses the wishes or decision of a group |
traitor | a person guilty of betraying or acting against their own country |