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Chapter 10/11
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8th Grade
03/04/2009
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tyranny
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unjust use of
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minutemen
 Definition
ready to fight at a minutes notice
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revoultion
 Definition
great change
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loyalists
 Definition
people that were loyal to britian
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patroits
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people that wanted independence
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contenintel congress
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the meeting that discussed the resolves
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declaration of independence
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explained why the colonies wanted to separate from britian
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meklenburg resolves
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adopted on mat 20, 1775
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mutiny
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when someone is overthrown
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hessians
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german soldiers fighting for thr british
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george rodgers clark
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leader of a group of soldietrs
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privateers
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tradeing ships armed for battle
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lord charles cornwallace
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mission to hold georgia asnd sc and recaopture nc
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nathaniel green
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took command of the xcontentail army
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paritans
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patroit follewetrs
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yorktown
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port located between the york and james river
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blockade
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[prevented cornwallace from leaving yorktown by sea
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treaty of paris
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singhed on sept, 3, 1783
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constitution
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explained what the governmenyt could and couldnt sdo
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replibic
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us of a
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confederate
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a joining togher
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articles of confederation
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a system of governemt
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congress
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body of nastional vgovernement
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great compromise
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legisslatior had to house
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electors
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representiviteas
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rastifiction
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official opproval
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federalists
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supported the neq constitution
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antifederaslists
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feared the new consution
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ammendents
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changes made to my wang are going to hurt very badly
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bill o rights
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freedom of speech/press/religion
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federal system
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power is divided
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dissenting
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meaningful
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checks and balances
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system used for branches
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thomass jefferson
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prwesident
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louisianna purchase
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2ced the size of 'USA
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lewis/cklark expodition
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band of 40 nexplorers
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meriwether lewis/william clark
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travled across the northern part of the lousianna territory
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zebulon pike
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eplored sourten part of thje purchase
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impressment
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kidnapping
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embargo act of 1807
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congress passed this
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tecumsh
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shawnee cheif
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wAR HAWKS
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WANTED TO STOP THE BRITISH ASID TO THE N.A.
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ANDREW2 JACKSON
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A GENRWEL FOROM nc
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battle of new orleans
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made jackson a hero
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domestic
 Definition
relating to ones own country
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