American Revolution Section 1

Early 1776, had most colonists wanting what

• Peaceful end to the quarrel
• Violent end to the quarrel
• Independence
• British withdraw

What was the 50 page pamphlet published stimulating the support for independence

• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence
• Virginia Resolution
• Olive Branch Petition

Common Sense was written by whom

• Thomas Paine
• Ben Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Richard Henry Lee

This called King George a "royal brute" and ridiculed the idea of being ruled by kings

• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence
• Virginia Resolution
• Olive Branch Petition

A formal statement of opinion

• Resolution
• Preamble
• Grievances
• Truths

This stated "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States"

• Virginia Resolution
• Boston Resolution
• Declaration of Independence
• Olive Branch Petition

This man was tasked with drawing up a statement stating the reasons for separation from Britain

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• Richard Henry Lee

The Declaration of Independence builds on the ideas of which movement

• The Enlightenment
• The Great Awakening
• Freedom Road
• Quartering Act

This is the step-by-step logic explaining why the colonists wanted to break away from Britain

• The Declaration of Independence
• Common Sense
• Virginia Resolution
• Olive Branch Petition

Introduction

• Preamble
• Natural Rights
• List of Grievances
• Dissolving the Bonds