| A | B |
|---|
| Principles | values |
| Independence | sovereignty |
| Petition | written letter of request to authority |
| Natural Rights | rights common to everyone, not those given by law |
| Fundamental | basic principles/rules |
| Treason | ACT that against the government |
| Traitor | PERSON who disloyal to the government |
| Monarchy | absolute power from a king or queen |
| Democracy | citizens VOTE for leaders |
| Tyrant | unfair ruler |
| Abolish | to get rid of |
| Alter | to change |
| King George III | British leader |
| Self Evident | obvious truths |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense pamphlet |
| John Loche | said all people are born free |
| George Washington | Commander of Continental Army |
| Grievances | complaints or issues |
| Continental Army | the army made of colonitsts |
| Ally | friendly nation |
| Ammunition | guns, bullets, canons |
| Red Coats | British soldiers nickname |
| Olive Branch | petition for peace |
| Declaration of Independence | letter explaining our separation from Britain |
| Common Sense | pamphlet giving basic reasons for freedom |
