| A | B |
|---|
| meeting of colonial leaders to deal with the British reaction to Lexington and Concord | Second Continental Congress |
| letter sent by the Patriots to King George III asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts | Olive Branch Petition |
| person chosen to lead the Continental Army because of his understanding of the soldiers | George Washington |
| soldiers hired by the British to help them in the Revolutionary War | mercenaries |
| person who wrote "Common Sense" and urged the colonies to break away from Brittain | Thomas Paine |
| writer of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| religious group whose members are pacifists and refuse to take part in war | Quakers |
| person who joined the North Carolina militia to fight at the Battle of Moores Creek | Mary Slocumb |
| person whose poems supported independence | Phillis Wheatley |
| free African who fought at the battle of Concord | Peter Salem |
| Polish officer who came to America to fight with the Continental Army | Thaddeus Kosciuszko |
| German soldier who helped train the Continental Soldiers at Valley Forge | Fredrich von Steuben |
| American victory in the Revolutionary War that led France to help the Patriots | Battle of Saratoga |
| battle that proved the Patriots had won the war | Battle of Yorktown |
| agreement between the British and the Americans at the end of the Revolutionary War | Treaty of Paris |
| What was the purpose of the first part of the Declaration of Independence? | It is the introduction that states why the declaration was needed |
| What was the purpose of the second part of the Declaration of Independence? | It lists the colonists main ideas about government |
| What is the purpose of the third part of the Declaration of Independence? | Lists the colonists' grievances against the British king and Parliament |
| What is the purpose of the fourth part of the Declaration of Independence? | Explains that the colonies are no longer a part of Britain |
