Vocabulary – Georgia Delegates Sign the Declaration of Independence
Declaration
Noun
a proclamation or affirmative announcement.
Independence
noun
freedom from the control and support of others.
Continental Congress
Noun
the assembly of the two legislative congresses which convened during and after the American Revolution.
Foreign-born
Adjective
born in a country other than that in which one lives
Deist
Noun
one who believes in God based on natural reason, not on supernatural revelation.
Republic
Noun
a form of government in which the citizens have the overall power by way of voting and that power is exercised by representatives elected directly or indirectly by them.