Vocabulary
Leaders of the Revolution
Writing the Declaration
Going to War
Life in the Colonies
100
What does liberty mean?
freedom
100
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
100
What day is the official date of independence for the United States of America?
July 4, 1776
100
In what colony did the first battles of the American Revolution take place?
Massachusetts
100
a large farm with many workers that were usually slaves
plantation
200
What does independence mean?
freedom
200
Who was the leader of the American army?
George Washington
200
the paper stating that the American colonists wanted to be free from English rule
Declaration of Independence
200
Who were the colonists that ran the war against England?
Second Continental Congress
200
What was one law that the colonists protested?
Stamp Act, Tea Tax, Quartering of Soldiers
300
a demonstration showing that people dislike something
protest
300
Who was the leader of the continental army? (the army of the colonies)
George Washington
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
300
In what year did the American Revolution end?
1781
300
In what part of the colonies did the patriots and loyalists fight each other more than the armies?
The Southern Colonies; South Carolina
400
the group of people who have the power to make laws in the colonies and/or United States
legislature
400
Who helped warn that minute men that the "British were coming" to attack in Massachusetts?
Paul Revere
400
Who did the Second Continental Congress send the Declaration of Independence to?
King George III of England
400
What were the colonists called who wanted to stay with England?
loyalists
400
When Thomas Jefferson wrote that everyone should be free, was it true? Who was not free?
slaves
500
What word means to say or announce?
Declare
500
Why was the Second Continental Congress created?
The colonies needed to have one group of men to lead the colonies with representatives from all the colonies.
500
What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence?
Introduction: Told the world why colonies wanted to be free Human Rights: All people deserve live, liberty, and pursuit of happiness List of Complaints: All the wrong things England did to Colonists Declaring Freedom: State colonies are free; declared independence
500
What country helped the Americans win the war against England?
France
500
Which colony did not support the Declaration of Independence, and did not vote for independence?
Pennsylvania
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