Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence says the government of England...

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sent soldiers to make the colonists follow unfair laws, made the colonists pay unfair taxes, would not let the colonists make decisions about how to run the government.

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In 1776, the country now called the United States was made up of _____ colonies that belonged to England.

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13

Front

A ________ is a person who speaks for a group of people.

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representative

Front

The ______ won the Revolutionary War in 1783.

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Americans

Front

The main person who wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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Thomas Jefferson

Front

The paper that said the colonies would become a separate country called the U.S.A.

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Declaration of Independence

Front

The colonists decided to fight a war against England to become their own...

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country

Front

The war the colonies fought against England is called the Revolutionary War. This war is also called....

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The American Revolution

Front

___________ did NOT agree with the Declaration of Independence. He would not let the countries become a separate country.

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King George III

Front

The representatives had a meeting to _______ (accept) the Declaration of Independence.

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ratify