American Revolution/Declaration

An influential booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britain

• Second Continental Congress

• Common Sense

• Strategies

• Declaration of Independence

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

• Strategies

• Continental Congress

• professionals

• Declaration of Independence

Group of delegates or representatives that acted as the government for the American colonies.

• Second Continental Congress

• Common Sense

• Strategists

• Allies

a solider whose job is to fight in the army

• strategy

• tactic

• professional

• Continental Army

Countries and individuals who helped the Americans fight the British

• strategists

• Continental Congress

• professionals

• allies

plans for how to fight a war

• professionals

• allies

• strategies

• Continental Army

The colonies forces, made up of volunteers

• Continental Army

• Second Continental Congress

• Common Sense

• professional

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

• Continental Army

• Declaration of Independence

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

_____________________ is the author of Common Sense.

• Betsy Ross

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Betsy Ross