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The crime of betraying your own country.
What is treason?
A disease common among sailors who didn't have fresh fruits and vegetables on long voyages. They end up not getting enough vitamin C and can get very weak, tired, swollen, bruising, and bleeding gums. Thomas Paine almost died of this.
What is scurvy?
Benjamin Franklin did an experiment with a kite that demonstrated lightening is a form of this.
What is electricity?
The last attempt to keep peace with England's king.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.
What are the original thirteen colonies?
The first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
Vocab word:
A group of people chosen to represent others.
What is a delegation?
A battle located by Boston Harbor. The patriots wanted to be able to use this location to put cannons there to sink every British ship that tried to come ashore. This battle left so many dead on both sides that it permanently ended any chance that either side would forgive and forget.
What is the battle of Bunker Hill?
Author of "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" and the "Olive Branch Petition."
Who is John Dickinson?
Vocab word:
An agreement in which each side gives something up in order to reach a solution that both can accept. Finding a middle ground.
What is a compromise?
A Christian group that was founded in 1652 by George Fox. They are also known as the Society of Friends and are devoted to peaceful principles. They were often observed shaking when they worshipped.
What are Quakers?
The influential pamphlet by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to seek full independence from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
An immigrant with a letter of recommendation from Benjamin Franklin.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Vocab Word:
Something so unfair, painful, or upsetting that people cannot put up with it or tolerate it.
What is intolerable?
The group of delegates from the 13 American colonies that acted as the government during the American Revolution.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
Who is George Clinton?
He spent most of his career in London and Paris.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
He was one of the first to speak out for the colonists to unite in the cause of independence, and to prepare the militias for war. He is best known for this quote: "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
A person who was the subject of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense".
Who is King George III?
Not to be confused with the man that shot President Lincoln. This man was one of the many in Britain who wanted the Crown to treat the colonies better. He was the mayor of London and a newspaperman. He wrote articles criticizing the British and claiming how they were in the wrong.
Who is John Wilkes?
The other candidate considered to be the commanding officer. He was very experienced in battle and a true believer in human rights and freedom. His strategy was to avoid big battles and use guerrilla tactics. George Washington ended up being the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is Charles Lee?
The official name of the Intolerable Acts?
What are the Coercive Acts?
The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. He died in 1832, outliving all the other 55 signers.
Who is Charles Carroll?
Thomas Paine was the editor of this magazine after arriving in Philadelphia. He wrote articles about human rights, abolishing slavery, and other radical liberal ideas.
What is the Pennsylvania Magazine?
The German soldiers sent in after King George issued a proclamation of rebellion. He wanted all members of the continental congress to be captured and hanged.
Who are Hessians?