After Lexington and Concord
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, most colonists were...
Undecided
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The Continental Congress sent the Declaration of Independence to King George.
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A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence
Common Sense
Who was the leader of the Continental army?
George Washington
Who was Common Sense written to?
The colonists
What is listed in the middle of the Declaration of Independence?
The King's wrongdoings
Common Sense was published.
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Rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
Natural Rights
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British
What was Common Sense's argument?
The colonies would be better off as an independent nation.
Why did the signers of the Declaration of Independence say, "we pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor?"
They were committing an act of treason
The Battles of Lexington and Concord became the first fighting in the Revolutionary War.
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A formal, written request made to an official person or organization
Petition
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, leaders from the colonies went back to Philadelphia and met together for the...
Second Continental Congress
What was the colonists response to Common Sense
It persuaded many of them to support Independence.
What were the principles of the Declaration of Independence? (3 answers)
-If the government is bad, the people should get rid of it and start a new government.
-The purpose of government is to make sure people get their rights.
-People have rights that no government should take away.
The language about slavery was removed from the Declaration of Independence.
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The document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule
Declaration of Independence
What was the first colony to allow African Americans to serve in the army?
Rhode Island
What came first the Olive Branch Petition or Common Sense?
The Olive Branch Petition
What are the 3 unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
-Life
-Liberty
-The pursuit of happiness
The Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George.
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Freedom from control by another government or country
Independence