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us history vocab
Term | Definition |
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The Second Continental congress | A convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies to manage the war effort of the American Revolution. |
The Continental Army | The second Continental congress organized an army to fight the British and was lead by George Washington. |
George Washington | The commander-in chief of the Continental Army. |
Battle of Bunker Hill | A battle which was fought on Breeds hill during the siege of Boston |
impose | To force something unwelcome to be accepted |
Independence | Not being loyal to Great Britan |
polices | rules inflicted on the colonists |
olive branch petition | A petition sent to the king telling him to end the quarrel |
Thomas Paine | A patriot who wrote Common Scence |
Common Scence | A fiery pamphlet about how the colonists should not own any loyalty to King George |
Declaration of indepedence | A formal statement declaring that the 13 colonies where free from Great Britain. |
Thomas Jefferson | The principal author of the Declaration of Independence |
Natural rights | Rights that people have under Natural law |
Fundamental rights | Rights that are recognized by the supreme court and are identified in the Consitution |
Independence Day | A day celebrating our independence from Great Britain |
Patrick Henry | A founding father who said "Give me liberty or give me death". |
The Preamble of the Declaration of Independence | The start of the Declaration of Independence that defines the political beliefs of the writers |