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_____________________ was chosen the write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
What is to declare freedom from Britain.
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The first form of government for the new nation was called...
What is Articles of Confederation
100
The freedom to govern on one's own is known as...
What is independence
100
Why was July 4, 1776 declared "Independence Day?"
What is this was the day the colonies declared their independence/freedom from Britain
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_____________________ wrote Common Sense and helped the colonists realize that they could govern themselves instead of being controlled by Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine.
200
What does the preamble of the Declaration of Independence tell?
What is why the Declaration was needed and why the colonists had the right to break away from Britain and form their own nation.
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In the Articles, most of the power was given to....
What is the 13 states
200
An official statement is known as...
What is declaration
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When the Declaration of Independence was read to the public for the first time, how did the colonists react? What did they do?
What is they were very excited! They celebrated by ringing bells, singing songs, firing cannons, tearing down posters and statues of King George III.
300

__________________ told the delgates that they no longer owed loyalty to King George III, and he called for a resolution.

Who is Richard Henry Lee.

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What was told in the rights and grievances section of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the colonists main ideas about government and the complaints the colonists had against King George III and Parliament.
300
How did the Articles of Confederation effect the national government?
What is it limited their power.
300
An introduction, or first part of the Declaration of Independence is called...
What is the preamble
300
What did the colonists want so badly that they were willing to deal with years of difficulties and war?
What is independence/freedom from Britain.
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__________ Members of the 2nd Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.

Who are the 56 signers?

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Why was the Declaration of Independence a dangerous idea?
What is...if the Americans lost the Revolutionary War, the people who signed the Declaration of Independence would be accused of treason (working against their own country and killed.)
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Why were the colonists (Americans) worried about the Articles?
What is they feared that a strong national or central (state) government would threaten their freedom.
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Richard Henry Lee made a formal group statement called....
What is resolution
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The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence wrote their name so big that King George III could see it without wearing his glasses. Who was this?
What is John Hancock
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This Congress was the "glue" that held the 13 states together during the Revolutionary War. They were responsible for making laws for the new nation and helping the states work together.

What is Confederation Congress

500

Dailey Double!! (worth 1,000 points) How does the Declaration of Independence effect people today?

What is people can use the Declaration of Indepedence to prove that all people have certain rights that the government cannot take away. It helps everyone have equal rights!

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One weakness of the Articles was that 9 of the 13 states had to approve a law before it could be passed. Why was this a weakness?
What is the delegates usually didn't agree on laws so it made it difficult for laws to be passed.
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The colonists had many complaints or _______________ with King George III and Parliament.
What is grievances
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Why was the Declaration of Independence necessary?
What is the colonists needed it to prove that they had the right to break away from Britain and form their own nation. Without it, the colonists wouldn't have been able to have liberty.