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Social Studies
Study the vocab words below
| Term | Definition/Example |
|---|---|
| Articles Of Confederation | Its drafting by the Continental Congress began in 1776, and an approved version was sent to the states for ratification. |
| Battles of kettle creek | Kettle Creek flows into the Little River near the Tyrone community in Wilkes County. It likely takes its name from a local fish. |
| Boston Tea Party | the Boston tea party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. |
| Constitutional Convention | While the United Kingdom does not have a written constitution that is a single document, the collection of legal. |
| Declaration of Independence | When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve |
| Georgia constitution | Is the Governing document of the U.S. state of Georgia. |
| Intolerable Acts | The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts was the Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament. |
| Liberty Boys | The condition of being free from restriction or control. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's |
| Seven years war | The Seven Years' War was a world war that took place between 1754 and 1763 with the main conflict being in the seven-year. |
| Siege of savannah | The Siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. |
| sons of liberty | The Sons of Liberty was an organization of American patriots that originated in the pre-independence North American British. |
| stamp act | an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty. |
| U.S. Bill of Rights | The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. |
| Constitution | a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged. |
| Executive | having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect. |
| House of Represeitives | United States House of Representatives: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress |
| Judicial | appropriate to a court or judge |
| Legislature | the legislative body of a country or state. |
| Loyalists | a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, esp. in the face of a revolt. |