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Who signed the Declaration first/was the biggest signature?
Who is John Hancock?
Who led the Continental army?
Who is General George Washington?
What is a traitor?
What is a person who betrays his or her country?
What country was the US declaring independence from?
What is Great Britain?
Why did the USA want France as an ally? Why was France hesitant?
What is they needed supplies since they were cut off from Britain, and France wanted to be sure of a win?
Who was King George III?
Who is the king of Great Britain?
What was a result of the Tea Act of 1773?
The Boston Tea Party
What are mercenaries?
+5 Where did the King get them from?
What are troops for hire?
Germany.
What river did the Continental Army cross in the Battle of Trenton?
What is the Delaware River?
What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
What is it convinced France to become allies with the 13 colonies and it boosted morale...
Who was asked to write the Declaration of Independence?
What is Thomas Jefferson?
What was considered the first major battle of the Revolution?
What is a blockade?
What is the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out?
Who became an ally after the Battle of Saratoga?
What is France?
Why was the Declaration of Independence created?
What is a formal declaration asserting independence from Britain? It listed reasons for their decision and ideas about government operations.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Who is the writer of Common Sense?
What battles marked the start of armed conflict between colonists and the British?
What is Lexington and Concord?
What does evident mean? What sentence of the declaration uses it?
Name at least 5 of the 13 colonies?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What was the purpose of Payne's Common Sense?
What is it established that a monarchy was a bad form of government?
Name at least 3/4 founding fathers listed in your book?
What is Washington, Adams, Franklin, or Jefferson?
What battle defeated General Burgoyne after he recaptured Fort Ticonderoga?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
What are the unalienable rights?
What are rights that cannot be taken away by the government? Includes the right to be free and choose how to live.
Why was it advantageous to gain Bunker Hill?
What is a hill is easier to defend?
What are the parts of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the preamble, natural rights, unalienable rights, colonial grievances, the Independence of the USA...