Flashcard 4 Vocab American Revolution

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Meaning of 'launch' in context: 'Those Rebels, John and Tom is the true story of how one gentleman--short and stout--and another--tall and lean--formed a surprising alliance, committed treason, and helped launch a new nation.'

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to start something

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Context clues for 'launch': Those Rebels, John and Tom is 'the true story of how one gentleman--short and stout--and another--tall and lean--formed a surprising alliance, committed treason, and helped launch a new nation.'

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new

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John viewed the congress as a nursery for statesmen. What does 'unite' mean here?

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come together

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Meaning of 'common' in context: 'John thought the fledgling congress a nursery of American statesmen. Could he and the other delegates learn how to unite the separate colonies in one common purpose?'

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shared by two or more people

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Context clues for 'common': separate colonies in one common purpose.

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separate colonies in one common purpose

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Meaning of 'appalled' in context: "TOM took his seat in Congress, quickly grew appalled. The delegates agreed on so little, and argued so much!"

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horrified

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Context clues for 'appalled': Delegates agreed on little, argued much!

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Delegates agreed on so little, and argued so much!

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Meaning of 'consensus' in context: TOM was appalled by the lack of agreement among Congress delegates.

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agreement

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Delegates agreed on little, argued much!

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Meaning of 'justify' in context: "The delegates turned to TOM and his mighty pen to justify why Americans were taking up arms."

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prove something to be right