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Ch 8 Lesson 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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independence | freedom from being ruled by someone else |
declaration | a statement that declares or announces an idea |
rights | freedoms that are protected by a government's laws (Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, etc) |
treason | the crime of fighting against one's own government |
Patrick Henry | a Patriot who said "Give me liberty, or give me death", which inspired colonists to seek independence |
Declaration of Independence | a document that stated why the colonists wanted to become independent from Britain |
Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independenc, along with three others |