Unit 2 Vocabulary

Document written in 1776 by the American colonies--Thomas Jefferson, specifically--to Britain, stating their desire to be independent from Britain, and lists their reasons for wanting freedom.

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution of the United States
• Bill of Rights

Match the following

Groups:

(a) First Continental Congress

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(b) Second Continental Congress

• Drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence

• Attempt to unify the American colonies

• Convened in response to King George III's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition

• Convened in response to the Intolerable Acts

• Sent a list of issues to King George III of Britain

Headed by Samuel Adams; a group of colonists who worked together to protest against British rules and taxes.

• The Sons of Liberty
• The Founding Fathers
• The Boston Tea Party

British policy of ignoring the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves.

• Imperialism
• Colonization
• Salutary Neglect

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Quarter

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(b) Taxation

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(c) Consent

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(d) Boycott

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Revolution

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(b) Civil Unrest

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(c) Civil Disobedience

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(d) Grievance

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Thomas Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence, defined "unalienable rights" as rights that you are born with and no one can take away. What are those rights?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Own property

Cruel and oppressive government or rule; and a leader that abuses power over others

• Tyranny/Tyrant

• Democracy/President

• Monarchy/King