People
What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
It convinced many colonists that America should be independent.
Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To explain why the colonists wanted to separate from Britain.
How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
People are born with natural rights
Who made up the continental army.
People from all colonies
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petiton?
To ask King George to make peace with the colonies.
True or False:
Patrick Henry was a loyalist
False - Patriot
Describe the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The colonists kept the British from winning right away. Eventually the British won but suffered many loses.
How did Great Britain view the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
As an act of treason
Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?
He denied the rights of the colonists
How did the Continental Army show cooperation?
People from all the colonies came together to fight for one cause.
On what date was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted by congress?
July 4, 1776
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from
the governed
Which of these describes the mood of most colonies immediately following the events at Lexington and Concord?
A. They were reluctant to start a war.
B. They were eager to declare war against the British.
C. They sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots. D. They wanted to move to Great Britain
A. They were reluctant to start a war.
True or False:
The writers of the Declaration of Independence removed the phrase about violating the “sacred rights of life and liberty . . . of a distant people [by] carrying them into slavery.” because this topic was unimportant to the colonists.
False
Why do you think the writers of the declaration claimed that the states would have the right to make peace, make war, form alliances, and establish commerce?
England had been in charge of all these decisions, now the states would be.