People
He served in the Prussian army, and in 1778 he taught American soldiers how to conduct warfare.
"Baron" Von Steuben
The Americans received secretly supplied money and arms from this country
What was France?
A city where the Continental Congress met
What is Philadelphia?
The Declaration lists how many (give the number) accusations against King George III
27
Soldiers who fight for whoever pays them
What are mercenaries?
He was a French noble who became a high-ranking officer in Washington's army. He amd Washington became close friends.
Marquis de Lafayette
In 1776 the American colonists infuriated England by sending over a controversial document.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Where Washington's army spent a very difficult winter
What is Valley Forge?
Name the English political thinker who inspired Jefferson's statement about "certain unalienable rights."
John Locke
A formal complaint
What is a grievance?
He was the man who was blamed in the Declaration of Independence for everything wrong between the colonies and England. (The Declaration charged him with 27 offenses.)
King George III
Why did General Burgoyne's big military plan go wrong?
Two of his armies never showed up.
The French built a fort there, and the place was later named after a British Prime Minister.
What is Pittsburgh?
According to the Declaration, what are people supposed to do when their government "becomes destructive" toward their rights?
They should "alter or abolish it."
An introduction
What is a preamble?
He was the British general who came up with a plan to end the war quickly be cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies.
General John Burgoyne
The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans to throw something very valuable into the harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
The place in New York where the Continental Army had a great victory over the English forces
What is Saratoga?
According to the Declaration, where does government get it's power?
From the consent of the governed
A formal statement of opinion
What is a resolution?
He introduced the Virginia Resolution saying that "These united Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."
Richard Henry Lee
Colonists in the thirteen colonies started writing letters to each other to share information about British government activities.
What were Committees of Correspondence?
The state where Washington's winter headquarters was located
Pennsylvania
The Declaration concludes with a statement that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be - " what?
"Free and independent states"
A formal agreement between two or more powers to work together toward a common goal
What is an alliance?