American Revolution Ch. 12 and 13

What was the name of the influential booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britain

• Common Sense

• Second Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

What was the document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Second Continental Congress

What was the name of the group of delegates that acted as the government for the American colonists?

• Declaration of Independence

• Second Continental Congress

• Common Sense

Who was the author of the influential booklet Common Sense?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

The Second Continental Congress approved and signed the Declaration of Independence on July 11, 1776.

• true

• false

The Declaration of Independence was written in a language that is difficult for younger people to understand.

• true

• false

One of the important jobs facing the Second Continental Congress was to negotiate treaties (deals) with the Native American tribes.

• true

• false

Thomas Paine's booklet titled Common Sense made many colonists afraid to seek independence from Britain.

• true

• false

What is a soldier called whose job is to fight in the army?

• Continental Army

• professional

• allies