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Dec of Indepence

Flashcards to help explain the Declaration of Independence

QuestionAnswer
To urge or make one do something usually through moral pressure. impel
Furnished or given something by another or nature. endowed
To take something in an inappropriate fashion. usurpations
To show clearly, demonstrate. evinces
Rule by a despot or strict and mean ruler. Despotism
Popular definition is rule by a cruel leader, the original definition meant rule by illegitimate leader. Tyranny
Sincere or honest. candid
To give up or forfeit. relinquish
Something that cannot be measured. inestimable
Arousing fear and dread. formidable
Total Destruction Annihilation
Large shake up. convulsions
Allowing others to become citizens of a country. Naturalization of Foreigners
Gaining ownership of territory. Appropriation of Lands
Term or time. tenure
Large number. multitude
To provide house and provisions for others. quartering
Determined by whim or chance, possibly unstable. Arbitrary
To provide render
To relinquish or give up. abdicated
Non-citizen soldiers who fight for money. foreign mercenaries
Treachery, deception, lack of truthfulness. perfidy
Open rebellions. insurrections
Sending a letter asking to fix a situation. Petitioned for Redress
Unjustified power or authority, unwarrantable jurisdiction
Virtue and willing to do what is right, proper, or just. magnanimity
Summoned, called upon. conjured
Related to by common ancestry. consanguinity
Consent, agree to. acquiesce
Righteousness, moral. rectitude
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