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Unit 3 Ind & Rev
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| enlightenment | a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly |
| Common Sense | A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation |
| Continental Congress | A meeting of representatives of the British colonies |
| Declaration of Independence | Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state. |
| Iroquois | A term which designates a confederacy of 5 tribes originally inhabiting the northern part of New York state, |
| guerilla warfare | type of fighting in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution. It was very important because it convinced the French to give the U.S. military support. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Treaty Between England and the Colonies , formally ended the American Revolutionary War |