| A | B |
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| Continental Army | America's army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775. (148) |
| George Washington | The man chosen to be the commander of America's Continental Army. (148) |
| Olive Branch Petition | The final formal request for peace and protection of rights made to King and Parliament by the Second Continental Congress. (148-149) |
| Common Sense | Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet that called for complete indepenence from Britain. (149-150) |
| Second Continental Congress | Group of colonial leaders that began to govern the colonies and discuss independence in 1775. (147-148, 150) |
| Boston | On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army regained control of the city of ______ without a fight. (149) |
| Thomas Jefferson | He was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence. (150) |
| John Hancock | This leader of the Continental Congress boldly signed the Declaration of Independence first and large enough that "King George could read it without his glasses". (150) |
| grievances | The longest part of the Declaration of Independence explains the colonists' ___________, or complaints, against the British government. (151, 154-156) |
| July 4, 1776 | America's birthdate. The date the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. (150) |
| Declaration of Independence | The historic document that boldly announces America's independence from Britain. (150-151, 154-156) |
