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chapter 5 sec 3and4
social studies
| Question | Answer | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| militia | groups of citizen soldiers | the militia formed quick to fight the british |
| miniute men | soldiers trained to fight on a miniutes notice | minutemen were always ready to fight |
| loyalist | those who chose to stay with britian | loyalists refused to fight the british |
| patriots | colonists who supported the war for independence | patriots were ready to fight the British for independence |
| pention | a formal request | the congress sent a pention for peace |
| preamble | an introduction | the preamble of the declaration of independence states its pupose |
| continental congress | the organization that focused on the american wants | consited of all the colonies exepct georgia |
| john adams | a massechests lawer | part of the cont congress |
| john jay | a lawer from new york | part of cont congress |
| richard henry lee | an outspoken defender of colonial rights | part of cont congress |
| goerge washington | an outspoken defender of colonial rights | part of cont congress |
| paul revere | a member of the sons of liberty | rode through lexington announcing the british |
| second continental congress | meeting of colonies after bunker hill battle | dec of independence was written |
| continental army | the army to fight against the british created the same way militias could | created by the second continental congress |
| olive branch petition | the formal request sent to george the III | sent by the congress |
| thomas paine | published a pamphlet called COMMON SENSE | called for independence |
| common sense | a pamphlet published by thomas paine | called for independence |
| declaration of independence | the draft that congress wrote | called for independence, complained about the king, and claimed all men are created equalq |