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| 7109663822 | mercenaries | A person hired for service in the army of a foreign country. For example, in the late 1760's George III hired German soldiers (Hessians) to fight in the British army against Americans | 0 | |
| 7109665452 | natural rights theory | The theory that people are born with certain "natural rights," rights which cannot be taken away. Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence, said these included the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. | 1 | |
| 7109668650 | privateering | Privately owned armed ships specifically authorized by Congress to prey on enemy shipping and smuggle in needed supplies. | 2 | |
| 7109673360 | Second Continental Congress | Met in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. They took on governmental duties and united all the colonies for the war effort. | 3 | |
| 7109678637 | Common Sense | A pamphlet written in 1776 that was one of the most potent publications ever. It called for the colonists to realize their mistreatment and push for independence from England. | 4 | |
| 7109681715 | Declaration of Independence | This was formally approved by the Congress on July 4, 1776. The document sharply separated Loyalists from Patriots and helped to start the revolution by allowing England to hear of the colonists' disagreements with British authority. | 5 | |
| 7109685748 | American Whigs(Patriots) | The colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rebelled against British control leading to the American Revolution. | 6 | |
| 7109698615 | republicanism | An ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty. | 7 | |
| 7109712015 | popular consent | People should be able to participate directly in the governing of their own societies. | 8 | |
| 7109714191 | civic virtue | Morality or a standard of righteous behavior in relationship to a citizen's involvement in society. | 9 |
