American Revolution

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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, spoke about the colonies becoming independent from Great Britain.

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Common Sense

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Political authority that directed the struggle for independence beginning in 1775.

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Second Continental Congress

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This petition, written by moderates, expressed the colonists’ loyalty to the king and requested a halt in fighting until a solution could be found. King George III refused the petition.

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Olive Branch Petition

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The Patriots knew that if they could gain control of Breed’s Hill, they could use cannons to fire down on the British in Boston. The Patriots lost the battle but successfully killed many British soldiers. What battle is this?

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Battle of Bunker's Hill

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Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

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Declaration of Independence

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

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George Washington

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The Battles of ____________________ and __________________ sparked the Revolutionary War.

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Lexington; Concord

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Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

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Enlightenment

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Jefferson was inspired by Enlightenment thinker ___________ _____________, who believed that people have natural rights—rights that belong to them simply because they are human.

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John Locke