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US History Ch. 12
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 2nd Continental Congress | A meeting in Philadelphia in 1775 of delegates of the 13 colonies which established a colonial army and declared American independence. |
| Continental Army | created by the 2nd Continental Congress in May 1775 with George Washington as Commander in Chief. |
| traitor | someone who turns against his or her country. |
| Declaration of Independence | issued by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 explaining why the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain. |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | peace treaty in which Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country. |
| map scale | a line like a measuring stick drawn on a map which uses a unit of measurement, such as an inch, to represent a real distance on Earth. |
| large-scale map | a map that shows a smaller area in greater detail. |
| small-scale map | a map that shows a large area but not much detail. |
| Thomas Paine | American patriot who wrote Common Sense in 1776. |
| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd president of the United States . He was the author of the Declaration of Independence and later bought the Louisiana Purchase from France. |
| Nathan Hale | patriot hanged by the British as a spy in the American Revolution. |
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko | patriot from Poland who served in the Continental Army from 1776-1784. |
| John Paul Jones | American sea captain who commanded the Bonhomme Richard and defeated the British ship Serapis in 1779. |
| Benedict Arnold | Colonial general in the Continental Army who later became a traitor to the American Revolution. |
| Francis Marion | Revolutionary War commander who fought the British army throughout the Carolinas: known as the "Swamp Fox". |
| Nathanael Greene | Patriot general during the American Revolution who forced the British out of Georgia and the Carolinas. |
| Yorktown | a town in Southeastern Virginia, site of the last major battle in the American Revolution. |
| Trenton | capital of New Jersy, site of an important battle in the American Revolution. |
| John Paul Jones | "I have not yet begun to fight". |
| Nathan Hale | "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." |
| Yorktown | site of the last major battle of the Revolution. |
| George Washington | commander of the Continental Army |
| Thomas Jefferson | "We hold these truths to be self-evident" |
| Ben Franklin | "We must all hang together or we will surely hang separately." |
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Polish engineer who helped Americans win the Battle of Saratoga |
| Common Sense | pamphlet written by Thomas Paine convinced people of the need for independence. |
| traitor | betrayer of his or her country. |
| Swamp Fox | Francis Marion's nickname |
| John Hancock | a person's signature |
| Swamp Fox | nickname for Francis Marion |
| Plan to abolish slavery | adopted by Pennsylvania in 1780 |
| July 4, 1776 | Declaration of Independence signed |
| Women helped during the war | by dressing as spies and joined the army. |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence. |
| three unalienable rights | life, liberty and the right to own property. |
| Thomas Paine | wrote "Tis time to part" in Common Sense |
| Olive Branch Petition | sent to King George to state the loyalty of the colonists. |
| Nathan Hale | "I regret that I have but one life to give my country. |
| Lots of money and better equipment | two strengths of the British army |
| Nathanial Greene | "we fight, we get beat, , rise and fight again. |
| Common Sense | pamphlet that convinced people of the need for independence. |
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