| A | B |
|---|
| Thomas Paine | author of "Common Sense" |
| Second Continental Congress | this was a meeting of colonial delegates that formed the colonial army and named George Washington as commander |
| tyranny | when a ruler controls with a lack of care for their people, has tight command and makes unfair demands |
| General Gage | this man was in charge of Massachusetts colony in 1775 |
| pamphlet | a small booklet |
| Thomas Jefferson | the author of the Declaration of Independence |
| financial broker | someone that arranges business transactions |
| Common Sense | a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine encouraging colonial independence from Great Britain |
| revolution | a forced change of government |
| sovereign | a supreme ruler |
| Dr. Samuel Prescott | he warned the people of the Concord that the British were coming |
| John Hancock | he was the president of the Second Continental Congress |
| Paul Revere | he was one of the Sons of Liberty and rode with Samuel Prescott to warn the people of Concord that the British were coming |
