PEOPLE
DOCUMENT
INDEPENDENCE
VOCABULARY
MIXTURE
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_____________________ was chosen the write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
What is to declare freedom from Britain.
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The first form of government for the new nation was called...

What were the Articles of Confederation?

100
The freedom to govern on one's own is known as...
What is independence
100
Why was July 4, 1776 declared "Independence Day?"
What is this was the day the colonies declared their independence/freedom from Britain
200

_____________________ wrote Common Sense and helped the colonists realize that they could govern themselves instead of being controlled by Britain.

Who is Thomas Paine?

200
What does the preamble of the Declaration of Independence tell?
What is why the Declaration was needed and why the colonists had the right to break away from Britain and form their own nation.
200

Battle name where the shot heard round the world was fired.

What is Lexington & Concord?

200
An official statement is known as...
What is declaration
200
When the Declaration of Independence was read to the public for the first time, how did the colonists react? What did they do?
What is they were very excited! They celebrated by ringing bells, singing songs, firing cannons, tearing down posters and statues of King George III.
300

The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence wrote their name so big that King George III could see it without wearing his glasses. Who was this?

Who is John Hancock?

300
What was told in the rights and grievances section of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the colonists main ideas about government and the complaints the colonists had against King George III and Parliament.
300

Leader of the Continental Army?

Who was George Washington?

300

Patriot volunteers who were paid and trained to be ready to fight at a minute’s notice

Who are the minutemen?

300
What did the colonists want so badly that they were willing to deal with years of difficulties and war?
What is independence/freedom from Britain.
400

Members of the _________________________ signed the Declaration of Independence.

Who is the 2nd Continental Congress

400
Why was the Declaration of Independence a dangerous idea?
What is...if the Americans lost the Revolutionary War, the people who signed the Declaration of Independence would be accused of treason (working against their own country and killed.)
400

He said "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

400
An introduction, or first part of the Declaration of Independence is called...
What is the preamble
400

This was offered to King George III before the Declaration of Independence was sent

What is an Olive Branch Petition?

500

Mostly untrained part-time soldiers who participated in  required military service and were available for full-time paid duty when needed

Who are the militia?

500

Dailey Double!! (worth 1,000 points) How does the Declaration of Independence effect people today?

What is people can use the Declaration of Indepedence to prove that all people have certain rights that the government cannot take away. It helps everyone have equal rights!

500

When did Washington cross the Delaware?

Christmas night, 1776 (catching the Hessians by surprise).

500

The colonists had many complaints or _______________ with King George III and Parliament.

What is grievances

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Why was the Declaration of Independence necessary?
What is the colonists needed it to prove that they had the right to break away from Britain and form their own nation. Without it, the colonists wouldn't have been able to have liberty.
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