| A | B |
|---|
| 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 |
