Declaration Vocab

Front

To drive forward; force

Back

Impel

Front

Government by a ruler with unlimited power

Back

Despotism

Front

To give up responsibility for

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Abdicate

Front

A professional soldier hired to fight in a foreign army

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Mercenary

Front

Treachery

Back

Perfidy

Front

Correction of a wrong; compensation

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Redress

Front

Synonym for the intro to an important document

Back

Preamble

Front

4 sections of the Declaration:

Back

Preamble, Statement of Beliefs, List of Complaints, Conclusion.

Front

Conclusion of the Declaration:

Back

States America's independence.

Front

Author of the Declaration

Back

Thomas Jefferson