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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| the preamble | it explains why the Continental Congress drew up the Declaration. The Declaration of Independence has 4 parts. This is the first |
| impel | force |
| natural rights | the second part, the Declaration of Natural Rights, states that people have certain basic rights and the government should protect those rights |
| endowed | provided |
| despotism | unlimited power |
| list of grievances | the third part of the Declaration is a list of the colonists complaints against the British government |
| usurpations | unjust uses of power |
| relinquish | give up |
| inestimable | priceless |
| annihilation | destruction |
| convulsions | violent disturbances |
| naturalization of foreigners | process by which foreign-born persons become citizens |
| tenure | term |
| quartering | lodging |
| render | make |
| abdicated | given up |
| perfidy | violation of trust |
| insurrections | rebellions |
| petitioned for others | asked formally for a correction of wrongs |
| unwarrantable jurisdiction | unjustified authority |
| consanguinity | originating from the same ancestor |
| rectitude | rightness |
| resolution of independence | the final section declares that colonies are "free and independent states" with the full power to make war, to form alliances, and to trade with other countries |