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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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Important tasks facing the Second Continental Congress were deciding to declare independence or not and to organize...

a Continental Army to prepare for War.

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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?

Why the Declaration was needed and why the colonists had the right to break away from Britain and form their own nation.

200

Minutemen were...

people who were trained to be ready to fight at any moment.

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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

Who helped Thomas Jefferson and John Adams write the Declaration of Independence?

Benjamin Franklin

300

What was told in the rights and grievances section of the Declaration of Independence?

The colonist's main ideas about government and the complaints the colonists had against King George III and Parliament?

300

A body of soldiers who did required military service were called...

The Militia

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 _________________________ signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who is 2nd Continental Congress
400

Why was the Declaration of Independence a dangerous idea?

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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Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

George Washington

400

The group of leaders who established the United States are called this. 

Founding Fathers

400
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
500

This person was the governor of Massachusetts and one of our founding fathers. He was a patriot and started the Sons of Liberty.  

Who is Samuel Adams. 

500

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

The Declaration of Independence proves that all people have certain rights that the government cannot take away. It helps everyone have equal rights!

500

The American Revolution lasted how many years?

8

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The colonists had many complaints or _______________ with King George III and Parliament.
What is grievances
500
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.