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Who wrote Common Sence and What is it about?
Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense. He questioned the king's right to rule over anyone.
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What did Thomas Paine and his pamphlet do to the public opinion?
It changed the public opinion in the colonies. Many of the people wanted independence.
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Who gave speeches to the delegates of the Secondary Continental Congress on June 7, 1776 about a revolution.
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia
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Richard Henry Lee stated that the colonies no longer owed allegiance (Loyalty) to the king. He suggested a resolution that said what?
That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States. (The congress waited almost a month even though the colonies were ready to vote for independence)
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Who wrote the declaration of independance?
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Who did Thomas Jefferson give the Declaration of Independence to?
The Whole congress
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How many parts were in the Declaration of Independence?
6 parts.
- 1st - date
- 2nd - The Preable- the introduction
- 3rd - described the colonists idea of government (statement of rights) All men are equal, and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- 4th - Charges against the king (the largest part of the list, the colonist's complaints.
- 5th - The statement of independence, that the colonists were free and independent.
- 6th - The signers of the Declaration
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When was the Declaration approved?
July 4, 1776 congress voted to give its final approval for the Declaration.
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Thomas Jefferson gave a draft of it to the whole
Congress
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On July 2nd the delegates returned to vote on Richard Henry Lee's resolution to what?
Cut ties with Britain. (That morning the resolution was approved)
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Because of the approval of the Declaration of Independence they what?
They now make a holiday named Independence Day also known as the 4th of July.
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Who wrote his name so big for King George can read it without his glasses.
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On July 8th, 1776 the bell on top of Independence Hall called the citizens of Philadelphia to the what?
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The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
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Who was to form a New government?
The Second Continental Congress
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True or False: John Hancock organized a second committee to report in how to unite the former colonies into a new country.
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Who did congress choose to head the committee to write the plan of government?
John Dickenson of Pennsylvania
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What did Jhon Dickenson decide?
He decided that the new states- the former colonies-should unite into a confederation.
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What would the Confederation of the United States of America bring together?
The 13 independent states into " a firmed league of friendship"
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Now that the colonies declared independence, they needed a what?
Government
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The new states(colonies) were united intp the
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Confederation of the United States
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What was the first constitution of the new country?
The Articles of Confederation
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Under the Articles, voters of each state elected?
Leaders
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These leaders chose?
Representatives to a national legislature calle the Congress of Confederation.
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Each state, whether large or small, had how many votes?
One vote in the new Congress
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What did the Continental Congress do?
it made laws for the nation. It led the states during the last years of the Revolutionary War.
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Use the word Preamble in a sentence
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In the preamble of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated why the declaration was needed.
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use Grievances in a sentence
In the largest part of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed the colonists' grievances against the British king and Parliament.
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