people
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
the first government meetings in the United States
What is Continental Congress?
people who betray their country
Who are traitors?
a ruler who is very harsh and cruel to his/her people
What is tyrant?
something used to represent the real thing
What is symbol?
people who are sent to a meeting to speak for a larger group of people
Who are delegates?
a formal announcement
What is declaration?
standing on your own without help from anyone
What is independence?
to cut off someone's head
What is beheaded?
something that comes automatically instead of being made by people
What is natural?
people who are loyal to a country and receive protection from it in return
Who are citizens?
freedom
What is liberty?
chasing after
What is pursuit?
an official paper
What is document?
the city where the committee met
What is Philadelphia?
a group that is created to do a specific task
What is a committee?
make official
What is ratify?
fight back against someone in charge
what the German soldiers were called
What is Hessians?
the ruler of Great Britain
Who is King George?
talking about both sides of an idea
What is debate?
did not vote either yes or no
What is abstained?
a really big victory
What are loyalists?
the natural rights explained in the Declaration of Independence
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?