U1 L5 + L6
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| American Revolution | The war between Britain and the American colonies.
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| Declaration of Independence | A statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.
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| First Continental Congress | The Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the thirteen original colonies. Delegates are people that are chosen by the citizens to speak on their behalf in important meetings. These delegates made decisions for the people of the colonies during the American Revolution.
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| Loyalists | Colonist who felt they should be faithful to the King of England and not be independent.
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| Patriots | Colonists who felt they should be independent and not be part of Britain. They agreed with the ideas in the Declaration of Independence.
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| principle | A rule of belief about how to behave.
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| Second Continental Congress | The Second Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates who decided to create an organized army of colonists to fight in the war. Delegates, in this case, were people who represented each of the 13 colonies that made up early colonial America.
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| Bill of Rights | A list of rights citizens have.
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| Checks and Balances | A system that allows the three branches to check each other and stop each other when necessary. This keeps every branch from gaining too much power.
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| Executive Branch | The branch of government that carries out and enforces the laws.
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| Judicial Branch | The branch of government that decides what the laws mean.
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| Legislative Branch | The branch of government that makes the laws.
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| Separation of Powers | Power is divided among three branches. In the United States government three branches are the legislative, executive, and judicial.
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