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English 639 Public

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Olive Branch

letter written to King George asking for more freedom for the colonist

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preamble

Thomas Jefferson wrote the beginning of the Declaration Independance

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Declaration of Independance

written by Thomas Jefferson

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amendent

something that is added to the orginal

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Articles of confederation

the United States plan of government that was used from 1781-1789

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backcountry

the land that was close to the Apalachian Mountains

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Battle of Saratoga

often called the turning point in the American Revolution

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Battle of Tippecanoe

a 1811 battle between american soldiers and Tecumsh's soldiers

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Bill of Rights

the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution

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boomtown

a city that grows in quickly in population because of a certain industry, often gold

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boycott

to refuse to buy something to express disapproval or create change

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California Gold Rush

a period of time between 1849 and 1860 when thousands of people from around the world came to find gold and strike it rich

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colony

a settlement far from the country that governs it

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conductors

the people who aided the runaway slave on their way north

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Conestoga Wagon

a type of covered wagon

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Continental Army

army made up of soldiers from the thirteen colonies

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