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| a term meaning passion of arms, [this term] characterized the attitudes of American colonists as the war with Great Britain began in 1775. |
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| Second Continental Congresss |
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| Gathered in Philidelphia during May of 1775. Opereated as a coordinating government dutring the war, and a central legislative body under the Articles of Confederation up until the federal Congress was established. |
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| Dunmore's Ehtiopian regiment |
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| In November 1775, John Murray, Lord Dunmore of Virginia, the last royal governor, issued an emancipation proclamation freeing all black slaves if the served against their rebellious masters. |
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| This best-selling pamphlet by Thomas Paine, first publised in January 1776, denounced the British monarchy, called for American independence, and encouraged the adoption of republican forms of government. |
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| German mercenaries that fought for the British in the Revolutionary War |
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| A bogus private trading firm, set up by the French government to supply aid to the Revolution in America |
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| Hudson Highlands Strategy |
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| The idea was to gain controlof the Hudson River-Lake Champlain corridor, isolate New England, the center of the revolution at the time, and put down the rebellion. |
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