American Revolution Vocab

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Intro to a document

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preamble

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Rights that cannot be taken away

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Unalienable

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Armed private ships authorized to attack enemy vessels.

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privateers

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Formal statement of opinion or proposal.

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Resolution

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Virginia rep. who declared the colonies free and independent:

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Richard Henry Lee

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Captain who said "I have not yet begun to fight" at sea.

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John Paul Jones

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Author of the 48-page pamphlet urging colonists to break from Britain.

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Thomas Paine

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Spied on the British in New York, caught before execution, said: "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

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Nathan Hale

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Swamp Fox known for hit-and-run tactics in the South.

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Francis Marion

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A French officer in Washington's army.

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Marquis de Lafayette