Declaration of Independence Vocab Flashcards

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Impel

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To drive forward exertion of strong moral(force).

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2
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Unalienable

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Something basic and essential to humankind.

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3
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Prudence

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Ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason.

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4
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Transient Cause

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Something bigger than yourself.

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5
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Disposed

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To transfer control.

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6
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Usurpations

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To seize and hold in possession by force o without right.

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7
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Abdicated

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To relinquish or give up formally.

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8
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Quartering

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To provide lodging or shelter.

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9
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Perfidy

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An act or incidence of disloyalty(Treachery).

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10
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Barbarous

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To be mercilessly hash o cruel.

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11
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Insurrections

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Revolting against civil authority or an established government.

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12
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Petition for Redress

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A formal request to right a social wrong.

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13
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Magnanity

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To disdain meanness and pettiness and to display a noble generosity.

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14
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Consanguinity

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A close relation or connection to

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15
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Acquiesce

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To accept, comply, or submit passively.

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