American History Vocab

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Official statement by a person in power or government

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Proclamation

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Too bad, harsh, or severe to be accepted or tolerated

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Intolerable

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Individual rights protected by law from unjust interference

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Civil Liberties

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Secret organization in the Thirteen Colonies advocating for colonists' rights and opposing British taxation.

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Sons of Liberty

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Withdraw from relations as punishment or protest.

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Boycott

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Doing what's best for the community despite feelings

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Civic Virtue

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Recognition of a nation's claim as legitimate

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Foreign Recognition

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Wrote propaganda and plays that inspired many to join the Revolution

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Mercy Otis Warren

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African American slave who spied for the Continental Army

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James Armistead

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Drafted the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson