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chpt 6 quiz 1
social studies vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercenaries | paid soldiers who will fight for whichever side that will pay them |
| Lexington and Concord | first battle of the Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775 |
| "shot heard around the world" | the first shot at Lexington which started the revolutionary war; this idea of freedom and the right to choose one's own government has gone on to spread to other people all around the world |
| neutral | not taking sides in a conflict |
| Continental Army | the Second Continental Congress created this army and selected George Washington to lead it |
| recruit | to enlist soldiers in the army |
| desert | to leave without permission |
| Deborah Sampson | a Massachusetts teenager who dressed up as a boy and enlisted |
| Thomas Paine | published a pamphlet titled "Common Sense" |
| Benedict Arnold | a General who became known as the greatest traitor in American History |
| Patrick Henry | became famous for the statement "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" |
| Declaration of Independence | written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the United States as an independent nation |
| Natural Rights | Liberties granted by God to which all people are entitled as human beings; Life, liberty and property |
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