| A | B |
|---|
| author of the Declaration | Thomas Jefferson |
| primary source | someone's own words like a diary or journal |
| natural or inalienable rights, according to the Declaration | life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| natural rights; grievances against the King, statement of independence | The 3 parts of the Declaration |
| first battles of the Revolution | Lexington and Concord |
| General of the Continental army | George Washington |
| "We hold these truths to be self evident; that all men are created equal" | stirring opening lines from the Declaration |
| author of "Common Sense" | Thomas Paine |
| strong army and navy; well trained, many supplies and weapons | Strengths of the British at the start of the war |
| Great general (George Wahington); fighting for a cause, knew the land | Strengths of the Continental army |
| According to the Declaration, government gets its power from them | the PEOPLE |
| last attempt to make the peace with the King | Olive Branch Petition |
| name of people who wanted to remain loyal to the King | Loyalists |
| name of those who wanted independence | Patriots, Rebels, Continental Army |
| King George's response to the Olive Branch Petition | He rejected it |
| Only group who was truly considered "equal" at this time | white men who owned property |
| Results of the French and Indian War | France lost its colonies in North America; England taxes the colonies in new ways |
| an island shouldn't rule a continent | an idea in Common Sense |
| government with the "consent" of the governed | government only has the power the people give it permission to have |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French General who was a big help to the American side |
| Second Continental Army | governing body for the Patriot side during the war |
| another word for a "wrong" committed by the King | grievance |
| something meant to persuade; like Common Sense, for example | propaganda |
| John Burgoyne | British general who underestimated the Patriot side |
| Paid soldiers; like the German Hessians | mercenaries |
| Style of fighting used be the colonists, like camouflage | guerrilla warfare |
