Les8 History Alive

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An important task facing the Second Continental Congress was to

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organize the colonies for war.

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The booklet Common Sense persuaded American colonists to

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want independence.

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The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

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Thomas Jefferson.

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Who wrote Common Sense?

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Thomas Paine

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The document that announced that the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain and explained why

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the Declaration of Independence

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Patriot volunteers who were paid and trained to be ready to fight at a minutes’ notice

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minutemen

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What is the meaning of independence?

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freedom from control by another government or country

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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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A formal, written request made to an official person or organization

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petition

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To put in place by authority or force, such as a law, tax, or punishment

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Impose