This document states the reasons the colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of independence?
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One of the founding fathers, he authored the Declaration of Independence. He became the third president of the US.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
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Civil War years
What is 1861- 1865?
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Cutting off trade between the colonies and the rest of the world; taxation without representation, quartering armed British military, unaccountable for any murders they commit, amongst the colonists,
What are some of the reasons the colonists wanted to separate from the rule of the King of England?
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Published Common Sense which was influential in persuading American colonists to support colonial independence from Britain. Convinced many Americans who had been undecided on declaring independence from Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine?
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Considered the crowning achievement of Lincoln's presidency, this edict, issued twice, first freed all slaves in the rebellious states after January 1, 1863, then
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
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George III
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
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A physicist, a Freemason, and an inventor, this founding father is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove,
Who is Ben Franklin?
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Republican President dedicated to preserving the union, elected sixteenth president in 1860
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Town Hall Meetings-
What are early colonial efforts in self- government that contributed to the development of representative democracy.
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Failed as a brewer and newspaper publisher before becoming one of the Independence movement’s most celebrated leaders and statesmen. An organizer of Boston’s Sons of Liberty, he coordinated Boston’s resistance to the Tea Act, which climaxed in the famous Tea Party
Who is Samuel Adams?
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First state to secede from the Union,
What is South Carolina?
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Influenced by John Locke's theory of natural rights- power to govern belongs to the people, this colonist wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
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Outspoken opponent of the Stamp and Townshend Acts levied by England, he stirred the seeds of discord with his famous Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death speech to the Virginia Assembly in 1775. He served a crucial role in the overthrow of the royally appointed Virginia leadership.