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Chapter 6 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Second Continental Congress | Met to decide who is going to command the "New England Army" |
Continental Army | Suggested by John Adams: made up of troops from all the colonies: Led by George Washington. |
George Washington | Commander in Chief of the Continental Army |
Battle of Bunker Hill | The British won this battle: The Americans were led by Israel Putnam. |
Impose | Force or put in place |
Independence | the fact or state of being independent. |
Policies | a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual. |
Olive Branch Petition | A petition sent to George III asking him to end the quarrel. |
Thomas Paine | The Patriot who published Common Sense. |
Common Sense | a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. |
Declaration of Independence | adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. |
Thomas Jefferson | He drafted the Declaration of Independence. |
Natural rights | Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. |
Fundamental rights | high degree of protection from government encroachment. |
Independence Day | July 4, the delegates approved a final version of the Declaration of Independence. |
Patrick Henry | |
The Preamble of the Declaration of Independence |