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Chapter 6 Vocab
Declaration of Independence
Term | Definition |
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Second Continental Congress | convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
Continental Army | a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state |
George Washington | 1st President of the United States |
Battle of Bunker Hill | the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) |
Impose | To impose means to force or inflict something on someone else |
Independence | is the state of being free of the control of some other person, country or entity |
policies | A set of rules and regulations |
Olive Branch Petition | In July 5,1775, was a written letter to King George . |
Common Sense | good sense and sound judgment in practical matters. |
Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain |
Thomas Paine | A patriot and author in the Revolutionary War |
Thomas Jefferson | principal author of the Declaration of Independence |
natural rights | Rights that were born with us. |
fundamental rights | Rights created by the state and guaranteed in the constitution |
Independence Day | celebration the the day that we got freedom. |