Vocab
Continental Army
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence pt. 2
Declaration of Independence pt. 3
100

To argue or discuss in a formal polite manner

Debate
100
Who was nominated and chosen to be the leader of continental army?
George Washington
100

What did John Adams call the petition sent to King George asking him to end the quarrel between colonist and British?

Olive Branch Petition
100
What part of the Declaration of independence did the colonist accuse King George of Tyranny?
List of Grievances
100
According to the Declaration of Independence what is the role of the government?
To protect the natural rights of citizens
200

Formal written request that is signed by a group of people

Petition
200

In this battle Israel Putnam ordered his men, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” 

Battle of Bunker Hill
200
How did King George respond to the Olive Branch Petition?
Called them Rebellious Traitors, ignored it.
200
All Men are Created _____?
Equal
200

The government's power to rule comes from ________ according to the Declaration of Independence?

“the consent of the governed.” 

or 

Citizens

300

the fact or state of self government or self rule

Independence
300

“a mixed multitude of people . . . under very little discipline, order, or government.” described which army?

Continental Army
300

Name one of the 3 arguments from Thomas Paine's Common Sense 

1. American trade had suffered under British control. 

2. Americans had also been hurt by being dragged into Great Britain’s European wars.

3. America could be a vision of an independent and a homeland of liberty. 

300
the List of Grievances alluded to what Acts/Taxes?
Stamp Act

Townsend Acts

Quartering Act

300

If a government fails to protect people’s fundamental rights, what can the people do?

Alter or abolish it
400

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation

Common Sense
400
the leader of British army?
William Howe
400

What did Paine’s arguments helped persuade colonists to do?

Call for Independence 

400
What grievance against King George was left out?

Violating the “sacred rights of life and liberty of a distant people by carrying them into slavery.”

400
How does Ms. Taylor describe the Declaration of Independence?
A break up letter from the colonists to the British
500

Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Natural Rights
500
General Washington sent Henry Knox a book seller to seize guns, cannons, and lead from what fort?
Ticonderoga
500
The beginning of the declaration of Independence is called
Preamble
500
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
500

What does “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one group of people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another" mean?

It is necessary for one group of people to break its ties with another group

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