American Revolution Vocabulary

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Something to prevent goods and people from moving in and out of an area.

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Blockade

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Document in which the colonies declared independence from Great Britain July 4, 1776.

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Declaration of Independence

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince colonists that it was time to become independent.

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Common Sense

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England recognized American independence in this treaty.

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Treaty of Paris

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Agreement where the French army promised to support the American militia in fighting the British.

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Treaty of Alliance

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The army formed by the Second Continental Congress to defend the colonies as a whole.

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Continental Army

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Rights that cannot be taken away.

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Inalienable/Unalienable Rights

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Official announcement from the British government that ended all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Law passed in 1765 by British parliament that forced people to pay a tax on items such as newspapers and legal documents.

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Stamp Act

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American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American Independence was won.

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Patriot