| A | B |
|---|
| debated | formally discuss an issue |
| Continental Army | soldiers from all 13 colonies |
| impose | to put in place by authority |
| artillery | heavy guns such as cannons |
| independence | freedom from control by another government or country |
| petition | a formal, written request |
| policies | a course of action taken by a government |
| Olive Branch Petition | colonist's request for King George to end the quarrel |
| Common Sense | pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for independence |
| Declaration of Independence | document written to declare American colonies independent from Britain |
| natural rigths | rights common to everyone |
| fundamental | basic |
| pledge | a promise or an oath to follow a certain action |
| George Washington | leader of the Continental Army |
| Olive Branch Petiton | a message from the Second Continental Congress to King George requesting that he end the quarrel |
| Thomas Jefferson | main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| July 4, 1776 | Date the Declaration of Independence was signed |
