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Chapter 6
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Term | Definition |
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Second Continental Congress | its a convention of delegates |
Continental Army | it was the regular army of America |
George Washington | the first president |
Batlle of Bunker Hill | early stage of American Revolutionary War |
Impose | take advantage of someone or something |
Independence | the fact or state of being independent |
Policies | way to do things |
Olive Branch Petition | colonists last try on trying not to go to war |
Thomas Paine | political activist |
Common Sense | a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain |
Declaration of Independence | 13 American colonies severed there connection with Great Britain |
Thomas Jefferson | American Founding Father |
Natural Rights | Rights under natural law |
Fundamental Rights | 6 Rights made by the Indian Constitution |
Independence Day | When we claimed independence |
Patrick Henry |