| A | B |
| Common Sense | 47 page pamphlet that argued against British rule |
| Thomas Paine | Author of Common Sense |
| Thomas Jefferson | Main author of Declaration of Independence |
| Declaration of Independence | Document that formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain |
| Loyalists | Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain |
| Citizens should make laws | argument made in Common Sense |
| Significance of Declaration of Independence | Broke ties between the colonies and Great Britain |
| Women, Native Americans and Enslaved Africans | Abigail Adams' concerns about the Declaration of Independence |
| Culture and Tradition | Why the Declaration of Independence did not adress the rights of women, Africans and Indians |