Declaration of Independance Flashcards

1
Q

Force

A

Impel

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2
Q

Provided

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Endowed

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3
Q

Wrongful seizures of power

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Usurpations

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4
Q

Clearly displays

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Evinces

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5
Q

Unlimited power

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Despitism

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6
Q

Oppressive power exerted by a government or ruler

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Tyranny

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7
Q

Fair

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Candid

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8
Q

Release, yield

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Relinquish

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9
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Priceless

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Inestimable

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10
Q

Causing dread

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Formidable

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11
Q

Destruction

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Annihilation

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12
Q

Violent disturbances

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Convulsions

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13
Q

The process by which foregin-born persons become citizens

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Naturalization of foreigners

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14
Q

Setting aside land for settlement

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Appropriations of land

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15
Q

Term

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Tenure

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16
Q

Many

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A multitude of

17
Q

Lodging, housing

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Quartering

18
Q

Not based on law

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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

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Perfidy

23
Q

Rebellions

A

Insurrections

24
Q

Asked formally for a correction for wrongs

A

Petitioned for redress

25
Q

Injustified authority

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Unwarrantable jurisdiction

26
Q

Generous spirit

A

Magnanimity

27
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Urgently called upon

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Conjured

28
Q

Common ancestry

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Consanguinity

29
Q

Consent to

A

Acquiesce

30
Q

Rightness

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Rectitude