Unit 1 Chapter 1 Part B Study Guide: The Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

Vocabulary flashcards based on the Unit 1 Chapter 1 Part B Study Guide regarding the founding of the United States, the Second Continental Congress, and key revolutionary terms.

Tax

Money that people pay to the government

Declaration

A formal statement

Militia

A group of armed citizens prepared for military service at any time

Revolution

The act of overthrowing the government with the hopes of starting a new and different one

Petition

A formal written request for change, signed by many people

Republic

A government in which people elect representatives to rule for them

Second Continental Congress

A 1775 gathering in Philadelphia of leaders from the colonies who wrote a petition to King George III, chose George Washington to lead the Continental Army, and appointed a group to write the Declaration of Independence

George Washington

An experienced military leader chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead what would become the new Continental Army

Declaration of Independence

One of the most famous documents in history, written mostly by Thomas Jefferson, which explained why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain and stated that the American colonies chose to become independent and united states

King George III

The King of Great Britain to whom delegates at the Second Continental Congress wrote a petition in 1775