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Declaring Independen
Vocabulary for grievances and Continental Congress
Term | Definition |
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repeal | to revoke or cancel |
territory | a geographic area belonging to or under the control of a government |
grievance | an official complaint about something believed to be unjust or unfair |
legislative | law making person or group |
assemble | to gather together |
unalienable rights | rights that cannot be given or taken away |
liberty | freedom to make one's own choices |
endowed | furnished by; given to; granted |
assent | to agree |
impose | to establish or apply by authority |
declare or declaration | to make formally or officially known |
negotiate | to discuss with another in order to settle a matter |
delegate | a representative/ someone who represents others in a discussion or meeting |
petition/appeal | to ask formally for something in writing |