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- 3. male native or inhabitant of England, or a man of English descent.
- 5. fact or state of being independent.
- 7. to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
- 8. person holding a position of command or authority in the armed services, in the merchant marine, or on a passenger ship.
- 10. person who serves in an army.
- 14. type of tobacco grown and manufactured in Virginia.
- 15. clinton:Sir Henry Clinton, (born April 16?, 1730?—died December 23, 1795, Cornwall, England), British commander in chief in America during the Revolutionary War.
- 16. forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- 18. Jefferson:Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the ...
- 19. system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- 20. states:The meaning of UNITED STATES is a federation of states especially when forming a nation in a usually specified territory. How to use United States in a ...
- 21. fathers:a person who starts or helps to start a movement or institution.
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- 1. elected head of a republic
- 2. franklin:was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.
- 4. george III:The king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War. He was known for insisting on royal privilege. The stubbornness of George and of his government ...
- 6. to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation.
- 9. adams:A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers. Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence ...
- 11. revolution:American Revolution, also called United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War, (1775–83), insurrection by which 13 of Great Britain's ...
- 12. Act:allowed British troops to be housed in private homes and facilities.
- 13. army:Continental army definition, the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington. See more.
- 17. washongton:George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the 1st president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.