Declaration of Independence

A nation that joins another nation in some common effort such as fighting a war.

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A formal written request made to an official person or organization.

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Cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority

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A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonist to support independence.

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were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution and declared the United States of America as an independent nation in July 1776.

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a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

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The struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain.

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The American army during the American Revolution.

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Marked the start of the Revolution on April 19, 1775.

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Why did the first Continental Congress meet?

• To discuss the current situation with Great Britain, and the Intolerable Acts.

• To fundraise for an army.

• To write the Articles of Confederation

• To ratify the Constitution.