| A | B |
|---|
| traitors | someone who turns against his or her country |
| Thomas Paine | published pamplet entitled Common Sense |
| Olive Branch Petition | assured Britain of loyalty of the Americans and asked for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts and an end to fighting |
| Olive Branch | symbol of peace |
| Thomas Jefferson | drafted the Declaration of Independence |
| 1st basic principle of theDeclaration of Independence | "All men are created equal" & Men have the right to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" |
| 2nd basic principle of the Declaration of Independence | people established governments in order to "secure these rights" |
| 3rd basic principle of the Declaration of Independence | declared that the colonies ought to be "Free and Independent States" |
| Monticello | Jefferson's home that means "little mountain" |
| John Locke | wrote that all people are born with certain rights, including life, liberty, and the right to own property |
| The Second Continental Congress | established the Continental Army |
| Benjamin Franklin | was appointed Postmaster General |
