Declaring Independence Ch. 5.3

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An army of paid soldiers from the colonies.

• Continental army

• George Washington

• Olive Branch Petition

• King George III

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A wealthy planter from Virginia who was chosen to lead the Continental army.

• Continental army

• George Washington

• Olive Branch Petition

• King George III

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A petition that said the colonists wanted the king to help settle their conflict with Parliament.

• Continental army

• George Washington

• Olive Branch Petition

• King George III

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He refused to even read the Olive Branch Petition from the colonists.

• Continental army

• George Washington

• Olive Branch Petition

• King George III

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This was a document written by Thomas Jefferson that declared America’s independence from Great Britain.

• The Declaration of Independence

• Petition

• Independence

• Rights

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A written request for rights of benefits.

• The Declaration of Independence

• Petition

• Independence

• Rights

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Freedom from rule by others.

• The Declaration of Independence

• Petition

• Independence

• Rights

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Freedoms

• The Declaration of Independence

• Petition

• Independence

• Rights

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The crime of fighting against one’s own country.

• Treason

• Petition

• Independence

• Rights

Who actually wrote the "Declaration of Independence"?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III