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Ch. 4 Vocabulary
Section 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Continental Congress | A gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies in America. |
| Patriots | Colonists who chose to fight for the independence from Great Britain. |
| Minutemen | Local militia who got their name because they were ready to fight at a minute's notice. |
| Redcoats | British soldiers who wore uniforms with bright red jackets. |
| Second Continental Congress | Second group of delegates from the colonies. |
| Continental Army | This force would soon include soldiers from all colonies and would carry out the fight against Britain. |
| George Washington | A Virginian who was named by Congress to command the army. |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | The famous conflict that was actually launched from Breed's Hill. |
| Common Sense | A 47 page pamphlet that was distributed in Philadelphia in January of 1776. |
| Declaration of Independence | It was formally announced that the colonists broke away from Britain. |
| Loyalists | Colonists who decided to side with the British. |
| Thomas Paine | An author who argued that citizens should make laws. |
| Thomas Jefferson | He is the main author and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He believes that everyone has unalienable rights. |
| Mercenaries | Foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay. |
| Battle of Trenton | It was an important Patriot victory when 900 prisoners were taken. |
| Battle of Saratoga | In New York that was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | A wealthy young Frenchman who brought a ship and arrived in America. |
| Baron Friedrich Von Steuben | An experienced military officer who led out of respect and fear. |
| Bernardo de Galvez | The governor of Spanish Louisiana who was a key ally to the Patriots. |
| John Paul Jones | He was a naval hero who the Patriots owed much success to. |
| George Rogers Clark | He volunteered to lead the western campaign. |
| Francis Marion | He was better than all of the Patriots at guemilla warfare. |
| Comte de Rochambeau | He commanded 6500 troops with George Washington. |
| Battle of Yorktown | The last major battle of the American Revolution. |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States. |
| Impel | Force. |
| Endowed | Provided. |
| Usurpations | Wrongful seizures of power. |
| Evinces | Clearly displays. |
| Despotism | Unlimited power. |
| Tyranny | Oppressive power exerted by a government or ruler. |
| Candid | Fair. |
| Relinquish | Release; yield. |
| Inestimable | Priceless. |
| Formidable | Causing dread. |
| Annihilation | Destruction. |
| Convulsions | Violent disturbances. |
| Naturalization of Foreigners | The process by which foreign-born persons become citizens. |
| Appropriations of land | Setting aside land for settlement. |
| Tenure | Term. |
| A Multitude of | Many. |
| Quartering | Lodging; housing. |
| Arbitrany | Not based on law. |
| Render | Make. |
| Abdicated | Given up. |
| Foreign Mercenaries | Soldiers hired to fight for a country not their own. |
| Perfidy | Violation of trust. |
| Insurrections | Rebellion. |
| Petitioned for Redress | Asked formally for a correction of wrongs. |
| Unwarrantable Jurisdiction | Unjustified authority. |
| Magnanimity | Generous spirit. |
| Conjured | Urgently called upon. |
| Consanguinity | Common ancestry. |
| Acquiesce | Consent to. |
| Rectitude | Rightness |
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