| A | B |
| Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense |
| traitor | a persons who betrays his own country |
| Declaration of Independence | 3 part document declaring independence from England |
| Declaration part #1 | States the basic rights of the Americans |
| Declaration part #2 | States the wrongs done by George III to the colonists |
| Declaration part #3 | States that the colonists are declaring their independence |
| Thomas Jefferson | Primary author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Patriots | those who supported American independence |
| Loyalists | ones who were faithful to the King of England |
| John Dunlop | printer of the Declaration of Independence |