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7th Social Studies
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Author of "Common Sense" who ridiculed the idea of rule by kings. | Thomas Paine |
| Who introduced the Virginia resolution to Congress? | Richard Henry Lee |
| What is a formal complaint? | grievance |
| introduction | preamble |
| Proclaimed that the United Colonies should be free and independent States. | Virginia Resolution |
| Paine's "Common "Sense" pamphlet increased support for this in the colonies... | Independence |
| The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea of what? | Natural rights |
| Both Patriots and Loyalists were a what at the start of 1776? | Minority |
| John Adams and who suggested only minor changes to Jefferson's writing in the Declaration of Independence? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| When did Congress APPROVE the Declaration of Independence? | July 4, 1776 |
| When was the Declaration of Independence SIGNED? | August 2, 1776 |
| A French noble who became a high ranking officer in Washington's army | Marquis de Lafayette |
| A German baron who directed the training of Washington's army | Friedrich von Steuben |
| Casimir Pulaski led and trained these mounted troops for the Continental army | Calvary |
| In Trenton, Washington's soliders captured almost a thousand of these | Hessian mercenaries |
| What British commander gathered his forces on Staten Island in the summer of 1776? | Sir William Howe |
| Who wrote a pamphlet called "The Crisis" that helped raise morale when American spirits were low? | Thomas Paine |
| What Battle was considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War? | Battle of Saratoga |
| Where did Washington's army spend the hard winter of 1777-1778 | Valley Forge, PA |
| Connecticut officer who volunteered for a dangerous spy duty to collect information about British battle plans on Long Island | Nathan Hale |
| What river did Washington and his troops cross to attack the enemy on Christmas night, 1776? | Delaware River |
| Soliders who are paid to fight for a country other than their own | Mercenaries |
| Reason; careful thought | Logic |
| Fail to keep or infringe on | Violate |
| Of great importance | Vital |
| To change from one thing or condition to another | Transform |
| Formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal. | Alliance |
| People not in the military. | Civilians |
| Paper money printed by Congress | Continentals |
| To keep within certain limits | Confine |
| Armed civilian ships that had their govenrments permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods. | Privateers |
| People who change sides in a conflict | Traitors |
| General who took charge of the Continental army in the South in 1780 | Nathanael Greene |
| British commander who surrendered at Yorktown | Charles Cornwallis |
| Fighters who work in small bands and make hit-and-run attacks | Guerrillas |
| Following the capture of Charles Town, the British took over all of.... | South Carolina |
| American General Daniel Morgan won a clear victory in the Battle of... | Cowpens |
| The treaty ending the American Revolutionary War was signed where | Paris |
| The ideals of the Declaration of Independence helped to inspire leaders of what Revolution in 1789? | French |
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