Common Sense
The author of this pamphlet shares his initials with a rapper... I dont think he knew about apple bottom jeans though
Who is Thomas Paine?
The Declaration of Independence was list of these against the King
What are grievances?
One strength of the Articles of Confederation was the creation of this system... you just got a letter! I wonder who it's from?
What is the postal service?
The Revolutionary war formally ended with this
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Before the colonists declared Independence, they met at this meeting to discuss the British governments actions after the Boston Tea Party?
What is the First Continental Congress?
What is persuade?
The colonists complained about alot in the Declaration of Independence... beyond taxes they also complained about this... wait why is this random man in my house?
What is the Quartering Act?
The Articles of Confederation was the United States first... it starts with a preamble
What is Constitution?
After the treaty was signed to end the war, the colonies became this word, talk about too cool for British Rule
What is independent?
What is unified?
What group of people was Paine trying to convince to support independence?
Who are loyalists?
Talk about toxic... another grievance the colonists had was King George restricting this...
What is trade?
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the government did not have the power to do this... #broke
What is tax?
After the treaty of Paris the U.S. lost this territory? but man, i loved Miami :(
What is Florida?
Patriots felt that the ending trade with Britain after the First Continental Congress meeting would cause England to _________ its policies while Loyalists felt that it would _______ colonists economically
What is change, hurt/harm?
One of the visuals Paine used was this... think tropical
What is island vs a continent?
The Declaration of Independence laid out many ideas about government including...
What is consent of the governed and government protects our rights
Without these two branches of government the Articles had a hard time settling disputes and enforcing laws
What are the executive and judicial branch?
While the Treaty of Paris ended the war, there was still some tension between the US and England because they refused to leave these
What are forts?
This group felt that Independence was not only the right choice but possible for colonists to achieve
Who are patriots?