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A meeting of Colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and abuses of British authority.

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First Continental Congress

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The highest legislature in Great Britain, consisting of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It is similar to our Congress in the U.S.A.

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Parliament

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A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s leading to the ideas of political equality creating a more democratic system in America.

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Great Awakening

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Formally announcing the colonies breaking away from Great Britian.

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Declaration of Independence

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Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

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loyalists

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A meeting of Colonial delegates in Philadelphia that issued the Declaration of Independence and established the Articles of Confederation.

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Second Continental Congress

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permission for something to happen or agreement to do something

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consent

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a person sent to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference

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delegate

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an official statement of complaint

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grievance

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rights that cannot be given or taken away; God given

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unalienable rights