Declaration of Independence
Strengths and Weakneses
Other stuff you need to know
Battles
Vocabulary
100
Many people believe that this document, written by Thomas Paine, was the cause of the Declaration of Independence.
What is Common Sense?
100
George Washington, a strength for the Continental Army, was chosen as general because of this.
What is he had experience?
100
This is why African Americans joined the Continental Army.
What is they hoped independence would lead to the end of slavery?
100
In this battle early in the war, the British won but suffered many losses.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
100
This is what we call the colonists who wanted their independence from Great Britain.
What is a Patriot?
200
This is why the Declaration of Independence was written.
What is to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain?
200
Lack of supplies was a weakness for this side at the start of the war.
What is the Continental Army? or patriots? or colonists?
200
This is why many of the British people lost support of the war.
What is Britain itself was not threatened and the cost was too high?
200
After this battle, the French joined the war on the side of the Continental Army.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
These are rights you are born with.
What are natural rights?
300
According to Thomas Jefferson, this is where the power to rule comes from.
What is the governed, or citizens, or people?
300
Reason for fighting was a strength of this side in the war.
What is the Continental Army? or patriots? or colonists?
300
Besides Common Sense, Thomas Paine wrote this.
What is The Crisis?
300
This was the result of the American victories at Trenton and Princeton.
What is it showed that the Americans could defeat the British and gave Americans hope?
300
This is the definition of ally.
What is one nation that joins another nation when fighting a war?
400
Thomas Jefferson said that King George was an unfit ruller because of this.
What is he denied the colonists thier rights?
400
Poor leadership was a weakness of which side during the war?
What is the British army?
400
Besides independence, the Treaty of Paris gave this to the Americans.
What is the land between the Atlantic and the Mississippi River?
400
This group prevented the British victory in the south.
What is guerrilla troops?
400
This is the definition of loyalist.
What is someone who is loyal to the King?
500
These are the 3 natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
500
A large, well trained army was a strength for this side during the war.
What is the British army?
500
This is NOT an example of a natural right.
What is voting?
500
This is how we describe Washington's strategy after the battles at Trenton and Princeton.
What is defensive? He wanted to tire out the British.
500
This is what it is called when you go against your country.
What is treason?
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