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Unit 6 data
Unit 6 vocab terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Second Continental Congress | A meeting of people from all 13 colonies to manage the colonial side of the revolutionary war |
| Continental Army | Army created by second continental congress |
| George Washington | The leader of the continental army |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | The battle that the British won on their 3rd try |
| Impose | something unwelcome that was forced to be accepted like America becoming a country |
| Independence | The freedom to make your own decisions or to govern yourself |
| Policies | A statement |
| Olive Branch Petition | A last ditch attempt to prevent war with the British |
| Thomas Paine | The guy who wrote articles that inspired the Americans in their battles against Great Britain |
| Common Sense | an article written by Thomas Paine |
| Declaration of Independence | The document that said America was splitting apart from great Britain |
| Thomas Jefferson | Main author for declaration of Independence |
| natural rights | Rights that people think are natural law |
| fundamental rights | rights that apply to all humans like the right of equality |
| Independence Day | A term for fourth of July |