Vocabulary
Who were people who were trained to be ready to fight at any moment?
At the beginning of the American Revolution, British troops fought against these local citizen soldiers.
Who were the colonial militias and Minutemen?
Colonists rang bells and lit bonfires for the Declaration because they were
excited!
A body of soldiers who did required military service was called a(n)________
Who are the Militia
This was what the booklet Common Sense persuaded American colonists to want.
What is independence?
Which of these ideas was in the Declaration of Independence?
a) Women and men are equal
b) All rights can be taken away.
c) Great Britain has ruled the colonies unfairly.
d) People should obey governments even when they are unfair.
c) Great Britain has ruled the colonies unfairly.
A group of Leaders from different states met in Philadelphia in 1775.
What is the Second Continental Congress.
An important task facing the Second Continental Congress was to:
a) to organize the colonies for war.
b) shut down the Continental army.
c) find ways to make the king happy.
d) make treaties with Native American tribes
a) to organize the colonies for war.
What three rights does every citizen have that cannot be taken away:
life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
What document announces that the Americans were breaking away from Great Britain.
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
explain why the colonies should be free.
The time when people in Europe were exploring new ideas about science, governments, and human rights is called the Age of
Enlightenment
Who are the group of leaders who helped establish the United States?
Who is the Founding Fathers?
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration states, “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” What does this mean: a) The power to govern comes from God. b)The colonies are now free from Great Britain. c) The government gets its power from the people. d)The people receive their rights from the government.
c) The government gets its power from the people