| A | B |
|---|
| liberty | means freedom from being ruled by someone else. |
| Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."? | Patrick Henry |
| the purpose of COMMON SENSE | to argue for independence |
| Who wrote COMMON SENSE? | Thomas Paine |
| How many people wrote the Declaration of Independence? | 5 |
| Thomas Jefferson | the author of the Declaration of Independence |
| A declaration | announces an idea |
| rights | freedoms protected by government |
| people have the right | to start their own government |
| July 4, 1776 | the Second Continental Congress accepted the Declaration |
| Abigail Adams | asked her husband to remember the ladies |
| white men who owned property | could vote |
| Life, Liberty, and ____ | the Pursuit of Happiness |
| loyal to the king | Loyalist |
| fighting for independence | Patriot |
