Lesson 8 The Declaration of Independence Review

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freedom from control by another government or country

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independence

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Vocabulary: a formal written request made to an official person or organization

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petition

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rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law

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natural rights

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Famous Documents: a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence

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Common Sense

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Famous Documents: the document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule

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Declaration of Independence

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Famous Documents: a petition adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 and sent to King George III in a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Colonies

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Olive Branch Petition

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With which group did Patrick Henry identify himself when he gave his famous speech that ended with the words "give me liberty, or give me death!"?

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Patriots

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The Continental Army was composed of

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troops from all the colonies

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Which of these describes the mood of the colonies immediately following the events at Lexington and Concord? most of the colonists were reluctant to start a war, most of the colonists were eager to declare war against the British, most of the colonists sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots, most of the colonists wanted to move to Great Britain

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most of the colonists were reluctant to start a war

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Which of these best describes the Battle of Bunker Hill? Options: the British won decisively, the militia won by a narrow margin, the militia surrendered to the British, the British won but suffered many losses

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the British won but suffered many losses