Franklin's letter to Galloway
Who wrote this letter?
Benjamin Franklin
Who signed the Document?
Edmund Pendleton
Who signed their name the largest at the bottom of the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who was Benjamin Franklin writing too?
Joseph Galloway
What was the declaration written in response to?
Dunmore’s proclamation
Who wrote the original draft for the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did Benjamin Franklin think about the government?
Franklin believed the British government was corrupt, wasteful, and unfair to the colonies.
What did the document talk about?
Enslaved people joining the British
"..Among these are life, liberty, and..."
The Pursuit of Happiness
Did Franklin want war with Britain
No
Who was Lord Dunmore
The British Governor
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Pennsylvania State House
What’s rights did Franklin believe the colonies should have?
Should have governed themselves, make their own laws, and decide how their own money was taxed and spent.
Enslaved people were offered this if they returned to their masters and surrendered.
What is a pardon or mercy
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George III