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Revolutionary War
Term | Definition |
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Common Sense | Written by Thomas Paine. It urged colonist to want independence from Britian. People should rule themselves. |
Patriots | This group supports independence. |
Inalienable Rights | Rights that cannot be taken away. |
Natural Rights | Rights you are born with. |
loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
The Crisis | A pamphlet written by Tom Paine during the darkest days of the Revolution for the Patriots that spurred them to keep fighting. "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot..." |
guerrilla warfare | sudden unexpected attacks carried out by an unofficial military group or groups that are trying to change the government by assaults on the armed forces |
preamble | an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
boycott | To refuse to buy items from a specific country or business. |
propaganda | ideas of information designed to be spread to influence opinions. |