Honors U.S.

History Name:
Mr. Irwin
Week 4 Period:

Week 4 Vocabulary & Key Terms

Directions: Give a brief, yet relevant and complete description of each key term, event,
or name. Include dates where appropriate.

Magna Carta (as related to the Declaration of Independence) –

John Locke –

Thomas Hobbes –

William Dawes –

Samuel Prescott –

Olive Branch Petition –

Patriot

Loyalist

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Declaration of Independence –

Thomas Jefferson (up to 1776) -

Thomas Gage –

Hessian Mercenaries -

Battles of Lexington & Concord –

Benedict Arnold (up to 1775) -

Ethan Allen (up to 1775) -

Common Sense

Second Continental Congress –

George Washington (between 1776 – 1778) -

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Continental Army –

Battle of Bunker Hill –

Breed’s Hill –

Benjamin Franklin (in Europe up to 1778) -

1778 Treaty of Amity and Commerce -

1778 Treaty of Alliance -

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