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G7 Unit 3 RT#3
Declaring Independence & Revolution
| 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 in Philadelphia |
| Thomas Jefferson | He wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Declaration of Independence | Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free country. |
| Iroquois | confederacy of 5 tribes inhabiting the northern part of New York state |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army, 1st president of the U.S. |
| Guerilla Warfare | 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 | Treaty Between England and the Colonies , formally ended the American Revolutionary War. |