Battle of Cowpens

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coral

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A rock-like deposit on the ocean floor that was formed from the remains of dead organisms.

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isthmus

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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

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volcanic

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Produced by a volcano.

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altiplano

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Literally, "high plain"; a broad, flat plateau at a high elevation.

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moraine

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A mass of rocks and sand that is carried and deposited by a glacier.

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navigable

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Deep and wide enough to sail through.

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Loyalist

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Americans who did not break away from the British

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Thomas Paine

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Author of common sense

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Common Sense

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Pamphlet that promoted the idea of representative government

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The enlightenment

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New ideas led by reason and understanding