1. Unit 1 – Revolution Vocabulary Week 2

2. Objective Today students will identify, state, and use vocabulary needed to gather meaning from this unit.

3. independence Freedom from control by another government or country Many students want independence from their parents because _________.

4. declaration To announceI made a declaration of _____________________ at school today.

5. natural rights Powers or privileges that people are born with and should not be taken away All persons have natural rights including _____________.

6. petition a request made for somethingWe had signed a petition for ___________________.

7. mercenaries Professional soldiers who fight for anyone who will pay them In Africa there is a big problem with mercenaries, because ____________________.

8. treaty a formal agreement between nations Many Native Americans signed treaties with colonialist in order to _____________.

9. Summary Student need to write a summary answering this question using all of their new vocabulary words ▫How could students on campus make changes to school policy?