Chapter 11&12 Vocabulary

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Founding Fathers

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the group of leaders who helped to establish the new American nation

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Militia

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a body of mostly untrained part-time soldiers

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Declaration of Independence

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the document that announced that the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain

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Minuteman

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a Patriot volunteer who was paid and trained to be ready to fight in a minute’s notice

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Equality

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the state of having the same rights and privileges as others

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Second Continental Congress

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the meeting of delegates from the American colonies that began in Philadelphia in 1775

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Independence

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separation from, or freedom of control by, another country or government

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Loyalists

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people in the American colonies who opposed independence

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Patriots

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people in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to become independent

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Tyrant

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a ruler who uses his power harshly