Declaration of Independance Flashcards
1
Q
Force
A
Impel
2
Q
Provided
A
Endowed
3
Q
Wrongful seizures of power
A
Usurpations
4
Q
Clearly displays
A
Evinces
5
Q
Unlimited power
A
Despitism
6
Q
Oppressive power exerted by a government or ruler
A
Tyranny
7
Q
Fair
A
Candid
8
Q
Release, yield
A
Relinquish
9
Q
Priceless
A
Inestimable
10
Q
Causing dread
A
Formidable
11
Q
Destruction
A
Annihilation
12
Q
Violent disturbances
A
Convulsions
13
Q
The process by which foregin-born persons become citizens
A
Naturalization of foreigners
14
Q
Setting aside land for settlement
A
Appropriations of land
15
Q
Term
A
Tenure
16
Q
Many
A
A multitude of
17
Q
Lodging, housing
A
Quartering
18
Q
Not based on law
A
Arbitrary
19
Q
Make
A
Render
20
Q
Given up
A
Abdicated
21
Q
Soldiers hired to fight for a country not their own
A
Foregin mercenaries
22
Q
Violation of trust
A
Perfidy
23
Q
Rebellions
A
Insurrections
24
Q
Asked formally for a correction for wrongs
A
Petitioned for redress
25
Injustified authority
Unwarrantable jurisdiction
26
Generous spirit
Magnanimity
27
Urgently called upon
Conjured
28
Common ancestry
Consanguinity
29
Consent to
Acquiesce
30
Rightness
Rectitude
