Vocab Section 3
Volunteer
Willingly step foward
Petition
A formal request
Who was our first President
George Washington
Declaration of Independence
A 1776 document stating that the 13 colonies were a free and independent nation
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Loyalist
American colonists who remained closer to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Debate
Discussion by opposing points of view
Who was the first Vice-President and the second President
John Adams
Continental Congress
The legislative assembly was composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution
Who was remembered for the Midnight Ride
Paul Revere
Patriot
American colonist who favored American independence
Status
Rank or position
Who is the author of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
Second Continental Congress
Political authority that directed the struggle for independence beginning in 1775
What is Paul Revere's famous saying
The regulars are out
Minutemen
Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice
Preamble
The introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution
Who was the man who quoted " the regulars are out"
Paul Revere
Continental Army
The American Army during the American Revolution led by George Washington
What type of disease can spread
Infectious disease
Militia
A group of civilian soldiers trained to fight in emergancies
What year was the Second Continental Congress assembled
1775
Who was the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Jay
Olive Branch Petition
An offer of peace sent by the Continental Congress to King George lll
What type of disease can't spread
Noninfectious disease