Unit 2 Vocab

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  1. 5. Colonists who called for independence from Great Britain, during the American Revolution.
  2. 10. The act by which Continental Congress declared the colonies to be free and independent of England on July 4, 1776.
  3. 11. English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights and the social contract.
  4. 13. American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought against the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
  5. 14. A person, or a group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs.
  6. 16. A riot that occurred on March 5, 1770 in the city of Boston when colonists confronted British troops and the troops fired upon and killed several colonists.
  7. 18. Author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of America.
  8. 19. The philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government in the United States.
  9. 20. The war between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1775 and 1783, in which the colonies won their independence from British control.
  10. 21. A series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
  11. 22. American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
  12. 24. Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
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  1. 1. the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature or God.
  2. 2. A time of great philosophical thought and scientific invention in Europe, during the 18th century.
  3. 3. Gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original colonies in 1754. At this meeting, the representatives agreed that the colonies should work together to boycott British trade goods.
  4. 4. A war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the Seven Years War.
  5. 6. First military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
  6. 7. Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me death!”, opposed ratification of the United States Constitution.
  7. 8. This pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine and published in 1776, inspired colonists to declare and fight for independence.
  8. 9. An event where colonists, disguised as Indians, boarded three ships and tossed several hundred chests of tea into the harbor in protests against British taxes on tea.
  9. 12. An agreement for mutual benefit between an individual, group, or community and its government.
  10. 15. IT is a British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
  11. 17. Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as Tories.
  12. 23. Sole control of the supply of a good or service.