a leader of the American Revolution and a famous person who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies.

A group of delegates who managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence

The American army during the American Revolution

Elected by the Second Continental Congress to be Commander of the Continental Army and later became the first president of the United States

The colonists fought the British until they ran out of ammunition here.The Briish won in the end. It ended any type of peace between the colonists and British. This battle leads towards the discussion of the Declaration of Independence.

freedom from control by another government or country

a formal request

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation

the document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule. Thomas Jefferson's explanation why American colonies should be free from England.

A document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III, proposing peace between the colonies and Britain

Part of the Declaration of Independence that stated what King George did wrong

On July 2, 1776 the delegates approved the 2nd version of the Declaration of Independence. For the first time in history, a government was being established on the principle of people's natural rights and the duty of government to honor those rights.

a group of rights that have been recognized by the Supreme Court as requiring a high degree of protection from the government.

This is what delayed the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the end the delegates deleted the statement that blamed King George for the slaves in the colonies.

Statement made by Benjamin Franklin to explain the trouble they would be in if the new nation failed to gain its freedom.

July 4, 1776 when the Second Continental Congress approved the FINAL version of the Declaration of Independence. they pledged to support independence with "Our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

Patriot author of a document(pamphlet) that said that colonists did not owe any loyalty to England and should get their independence from them. He said it was the key to a brighter future.

A right that is given to every human being by his or her Creator and should not be taken away, except in specific situations and after being judged in a court of law