Revolution and New Nation

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July 4, 1776
birthday of America
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revolution
sudden, radical, or complete change It also means the overthrow of a ruler or government
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George Washington
commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
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Thomas Jefferson
main writer of the Declaration of Independence
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ratify
to approve
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Republic
government where citizens elect representatives to make the laws
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John Adams
obnoxious and disliked by many of the other delegates of the Continental Congress, although it appears that without him independence would not have been declared
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John Locke
influenced American colonists by coming up with the idea of natural rights
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Jamestown, Virginia
first permanent English Settlement in North America and it was established in 1607
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The Mayflower Compact
set up a direct democracy in Plymouth
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King George III
final authority of the colonies prior to the Declaration of Independence and he was the British Monarch during the period of history that is known as the American Revolution
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Magna Carta
listed the rights that only applied to the British Nobles (wealthy people) and this document also limited King John's power in England when he signed it
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Direct Democracy
the laws are made directly by the citizens
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Tyranny
abuse of power
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Militia/Minutemen
local volunteer soldiers who fought usually just to defend their own local community, colony, or state
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English Bill of Rights
the rights of all English citizens Mary and William had to accept this document before they took power
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Ancient Romans
influenced American Colonists by showing them that representatives make laws in a Republican form of Government
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Ancient Greeks/Athenians
influenced American Colonists by showing them that the citizens make the laws in a Direct Democracy
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Montesquieu
influenced American colonists by showing them that the government should be divided into three branches - the legislative, executive, and judicial
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Crispus Attucks
was killed at the Boston Massacre
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Hessians
paid german soldiers who fought on the side of the british
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Lexington and Concord
first battles of the Revolutionary War
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Dissenter
does not agree with social or common views
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French and Indian War
broke out in 1754 because British colonists were moving west
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Thomas Paine
Wrote Common Sense
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John Hancock
has the biggest and boldest signature on the Declaration of Independence, first to sign
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Boston Massacre
Five unarmed American colonists were killed at the event known as the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770
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Separation of powers
is the division of government among legislative, executive, and judicial branches
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Patriotism
is the feeling or expression of love for one's country
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Southern Colonies
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland
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debate
talk about or argue
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boycott
means to refuse to buy or use
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Tories/Loyalists
did not want independence from britain
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Treaty of Paris
document that officially ended the American Revolution in 1783
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Patriots
people that wanted independence from britain
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Middle Colonies
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York
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New England Colonies
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
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Indentured servants
agreed to work for a certain amount of time in exchange for passage, food, shelter and clothing
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Paul Revere
engraving of the Boston Massacre as a form of propaganda to help unify the colonies
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Continental Army
were the paid army that George Washington was the commander of
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
the city in which both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written
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Redcoats
British soldiers
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The Anti-Slavery Clause
had to be taken out of the Declaration of Independence because not all members of Congress agreed on it
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The Declaration of Independence
Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.
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What took place on March 5, 1770
The Boston Massacre
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duty
tax
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