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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| despotism | unilimeted power |
| revolution | |
| hessian | |
| unalienable | |
| minutemen | American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minutes notice |
| First Continental Congress | a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to Decide how to respond to the closing of the Boston Harbor increased taxes and abusage of authority by the British government |
| Second Continental Congress | a meeting of Colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord |
| quartering | lodging, housing |
| insurrection | |
| annihilation | destruction |
| abdicated | given up |
| acquiense | consent to |