American Revolution

Document in which American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain.

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

An influential booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britain

• Book of Laws

• Revolutionary War handbook

• Textbook

• Common Sense

Group of delegates that acted as the government for the American colonies

• allies

• Continental Army

• Second Continental Congress

• cabinet

A soldier whose job is to fight in the army.

• professional

• volunteer

• cashier

• minuteman

Countries and individuals who helped the Americans fight the British

• enemies

• allies

• British

• King George III

Plans for how to fight

• map

• Common Sense

• professionals

• strategies

The colonies army, made up of volunteers

• Continental Army

• British Army

• George's Army

• The Farmers Army

The fight between Britain and the American colonies in which the colonies gained their Independence.

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Revolutionary War

• American Tea Party

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense

• True

• False

Thomas Jefferson wrote first draft of the Declaration of Independence

• True

• False