Vocabulary for Unit 2: LIST 1

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Minutemen

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Minutemen were volunteers ready for action at short notice, equipped with flashlights instead of flintlocks.

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Common Sense

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The pamphlet, Common Sense, argued that the British government and other European monarchies were tyrannical, not acknowledging the rights of people.

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Impact of Proclamation of 1763

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The Proclamation of 1763 limited colonial expansion.

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Enlightenment

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Major advances were made in science and philosophy during The Enlightenment period in Europe.

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Impact of the Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment period led to major changes in how people viewed the world.

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Purpose of the Olive Branch Petition

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The Olive Branch Petition was a peaceful attempt to avoid war with England.

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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The treaty that finally gave the colonists the freedom they had been fighting for.

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Year the Treaty of Paris was signed

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1783

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Outcome of the Treaty of Paris 1783

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Colonists gained their freedom.

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Freedom for colonists

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Achieved through the Treaty of Paris 1783.