Vocabulary
Dates in History
King of England
Declaration of Independence
100
Independence
What is freedom from others
100
July 4th, 1776
What is the day the Declaration of Independence was approved by Congress
100
King George lll
Who was the king of England during the Revolutionary War
100
Benjamin Franklin
Who is one person who signed the Declaration of Independence
200
Unalienable Rights
What is rights that cannot be taken away
200
He taxed the colonists without their consent
What was the main thing King George did that upset the colonists
200
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin
Who are three people on the 5 person committee who wrote the Declaration of Independence
300
Liberties
What is one's right to act as they please
300
So all the judges would be on his side and in his favor.
Why did King George use all of his own judges in the colonial courts
300
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What are the three unalienable Rights of the colonists that are first stated in the Declaration of Independence
400
Government
What is a group that rules a nation or country
400
Taxation without representation
What was it called when King George would tax the colonists without their approval
400
John Handcock
What is the most recognizable signature on the Declaration of Independence
500
Endow
What is to give or to have a certain gift
500
July 9th, 1776
What was the date the Declaration of Independence read to the army in New York
500
The list of complaints written about the king
What is the longest part of the Declaration of Independence
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