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The ideas for the Declaration came from this man. | John Locke |
inalienable rights | rights that cannot be taken away |
King George III | British King during the Revolutionary War |
Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
John Adams | Championed the cause of Independence |
George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
Thomas Jefferson | Major Author of the Declaration of Independence |
Patrick Henry | Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses |
Patrick Henry quote | '' Give me liberty or give me death." |
Ben Franklin | Prominent member of the Continental Congress, helped frame the Declaration |
Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense |
Phyllis Wheatley | former slave , wrote poetry |
Paul Revere | made a daring ride to warn colonists |