Lesson 12: The Declaration of Independence

Building Vocabulary. Use words from the Word Bank to complete the sentence. Word Bank: Declaration of Independence; Founding Fathers; militia; Minuteman; Second Continental Congress. (a)   were people who were trained to be ready to fight at any moment.

Building Vocabulary. Use words from the Word Bank to complete the sentence. Word Bank: Declaration of Independence; Founding Fathers; militia; Minuteman; Second Continental Congress. A body of soldiers who did required military service was called a(n) (a)   .

Building Vocabulary. Use words from the Word Bank to complete the sentence. Word Bank: Declaration of Independence; Founding Fathers; militia; Minuteman; Second Continental Congress. Leaders from different states met in Philadelphia in 1775 for the (a)   .

Building Vocabulary. Use words from the Word Bank to complete the sentence. Word Bank: Declaration of Independence; Founding Fathers; militia; Minuteman; Second Continental Congress. The group of leaders who helped establish the new American Nation are called the (a)   .

Building Vocabulary. Use words from the Word Bank to complete the sentence. Word Bank: Declaration of Independence; Founding Fathers; militia; Minuteman; Second Continental Congress. The (a)   is the document that announced that the Americans were breaking away from Great Britain.

Big Ideas. Circle the letter next to the best answer. At the beginning of the American Revolution, British troops fought against

• a strong central army.

• knights on horseback.

• hired foreign soldiers.

• colonial militias and Minutemen.

Big Ideas. Circle the letter next to the best answer. An important task facing the Second Continental Congress was to

• organize the colonies for war.

• shut down the Continental army.

• find ways to make the king happy.

• make treaties with American Indian tribes.

Big Ideas. Circle the letter next to the best answer. The booklet Common Sense persuaded American colonists to

• want independence.

• forget about politics.

• ask for help from the king.

• remain loyal to Great Britain.

Big Ideas. Circle the letter next to the best answer. The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

• put an end to slavery.

• offer the king one last chance.

• ask for money to solve problems.

• explain why the colonies should be free.

Big Ideas. Circle the letter next to the best answer. The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

• John Adams.

• Benjamin Franklin.

• Thomas Jefferson.

• George Washington.