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Lesson 5: Flashcards
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- 1Declaration of IndependenceDescribes the basic principles of the new nation. Lists the complaints to the King and reasons for Colonial Independence.
- 2First Continental CongressIn 1774, twelve colonies sent representatives to a meeting in Philadelphia to find ways to get Britain to change the new laws.
- 3LoyalistsAbout one-third of the colonists did not want to become independent. Most were loyal, wealthy landowners or merchants who were appointed by the king.
- 4Patriotsone-third of the colonists wanted independence. They agreed with the ideas and arguments in the Declaration of Independence.
- 5PrincipleA rule or belief about how to behave.
- 6Second Continental CongressThe second meeting was when Thomas Jefferson was appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence.
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