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Revolutionary War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |