3.4 Declaring Independence

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A British writer and editor who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, which was written to change the colonists’ attitudes toward Britain and the king.

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Thomas Paine

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Identify the source: ...Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.

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Common Sense

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In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that the British had helped the colonies only to

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make a profit.

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In June 1776, this member of Congress from Virginia introduced a resolution in favor of independence.

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Richard Henry Lee

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A traitor is a person who remains loyal to his or her country.

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false

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Did Congress appoint a committee to draft a formal declaration of independence that included John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman?

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true

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a 1776 document stating that the 13 English colonies were a free and independent nation

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The Declaration of Independence

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an introduction to a declaration, constitution, or other official document

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preamble

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The first section of the Declaration stresses the idea of __________, or rights that belong to all people from birth.

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natural rights

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rights that cannot be taken away; including the rights to be free and to choose how to live

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unalienable rights