section 3-5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Second Continental Congress | A committee brought together from each colony to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict with Great Britain. |
Continental army | An army that was combined from every American |
George Washington | The leading General of the Continental Army. |
Battle of Bunker Hill | A battle that had the British attacking 2 forts above 2 hills over looking the city of Boston. In the end the Continental Army retreats only having lost half as much as the British's loses (British lost 1000 troops). |
Impose | To establish or to keep authority. |
Independence | The act or state of being independent. |
policies | Are sets of rules usually for the wellness of ones self. |
Olive Branch Petition | A final petition given to King George the 3rd by the American 2nd Continental Congress to end the war and find a peaceful resolution to the conflicts with Great Britain. |
Thomas Paine | A patriot whose arguments helped persuade thousands of colonists in to go for independence in a fiery pamphlet titled common sense. |
Common Sense | A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine talking about why it will be good going for independence. |
Declaration of Independence | A document that was tasked to be written by the committee of five to write out a draft. This document also states the Americas 13 colonies as free from British rule. |
Thomas Jefferson | A member of the second Continental Congress, who was tasked with writing the first draft of the Declaration of independence. |
Natural rights | The statement that says all people are all born equal and are entitled to basic rights. |
Fundamental rights | The rights of us human beings in general, all equal, rights in freedom and religion. |
Independence day | The day when we celebrate that the declaration was released, marking us as a free country (13 States). |
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