| A | B |
|---|
| dissolve | break up |
| unanimous | in complete agreement |
| The 13 colonies declared independence from ___ | Great Britain |
| One of the writers of "the Declaration of Independence" | Thomas Jefferson |
| unalienable rights | they can't be taken away |
| abolish | put an end to |
| He ruled over the colonists | King George III |
| tyranny | a cruel or unfair government |
| to petition | to ask (formally), sent letters |
| redress | to correct something that is wrong or unfair |
| magnanimity | generosity |
| usurpations | wrong, illegal acts |
| absolve | to release, forgive |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| places where the Revolutionary war first began | Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts |
| pledge | promise |
| The Boston Tea Party | Rebellion by the colonists where tea was thrown in the harbor |
| treason | crime of being disloyal to your country, can be punished by death |
| Thomas Paine | Author of "Common Sense", a pamphalet that discussed Independence |
| The Declaration of Independence was accepted by Congress | on July 4, 1776 |
