People
I was the president of the Second Continental Congress. I also believed that the government's role was to protect everyone's rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Hancock?
What do you call a group of soldiers who have no supplies, uniforms, or organization?
The ragtag army
The King saw the Olive Branch Petition as a sign of __________.
Rebellion
This is another word for booklet. Common Sense is one of these.
pamphlet
How many men were on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence?
Five
John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefferson
I wrote Common Sense. This book persuaded colonists to take a stand against the British.
Who was Thomas Paine?
Where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought?
Bunker Hill
What did the colonists feel was the purpose of the government?
This means to forcibly change this type of government to a better one.
revolution
Thomas Jefferson was from _______ which was in the _______ _________
Virginia / southern colonies
I was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Why did the British Regulars march to Lexington and Concord?
What is to search for and destroy the weapons the colonists had taken from the British?
States used this to establish their governments before the Declaration of Independence was drafted.
What are colonial charters?
What did the colonists call the tight control and lack of care they received from the British government?
tyranny
Before he was president, George Washington was chosen to be ____________.
I warned the people of Concord.
Who is Paul Revere?
Why did the colonists think it was okay to take the weapons from the British?
They were paid for with the colonists' taxes.
Who fired the "Shot Heard Round the World"?
No one knows.
The government’s lack of care, tight control, and unfair demands on the people is called __________.
What is tyranny?
A __________ is someone who arranges business transactions.
financial broker
I helped finance the Revolutionary War.
Who is Haym Salomen?
How long did it take Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence?
a few day but he was given 17
What document did Congress draft to avoid going to war with King George?
The Olive Branch Petition
This is a supreme ruler.
sovereign
Each colony had its own __________.
constitution