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15 Cards in this Set
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independence
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The freedom to govern on one’s own.
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resolution
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A formal group statement.
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declaration
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An official statement.
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preamble
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An introduction; first part.
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grievance
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A complaint.
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Thomas Paine
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More colonists were starting to think that their problems with Britain could not be settled. One person who helped change people´s minds was Thomas Paine. In Common Sense, Paine wrote that the colonists should rule themselves.
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Richard Henry Lee
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On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia slowly rose from his chair at the Second Continental Congress. He told the other delegates that the 13 colonies no longer owed loyalty to the king. Lee then called for a resolution, or a formal group statement, of independence:
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Thomas Jefferson
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The committee asked Thomas Jefferson of Virginia to write the first draft. Jefferson was a 33-year-old lawyer who had studied government and law. He used this knowledge to explain his ideas. The other members of the committee also added ideas, but Jefferson was the main author. Every evening for about 17 days, he wrote and rewrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence.
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Abigail Adams
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John Adams was so pleased when he heard of these celebrations that he wrote about them in a letter to Abigail Adams, his wife. He said that Independence Day should be celebrated "by succeeding generations . . . from this time forward."
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Independence Hall
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Pennsylvania State House, today called Independence Hall.
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What were some of the reasons why many people in the colonies called for independence?
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More colonists were starting to think that their problems with Britain could not be settled.
independence was the only way for the colonists to have liberty. |
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What important ideas did Thomas Jefferson give in the Declaration of Independence?
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Jefferson told why the Declaration was needed. He also explained why the colonies had the right to break away from Britain and form a new nation.
all people have certain rights that governments cannot take away. Jefferson wrote that people have the right to live, be free, and seek their own happiness. These words have become some of the most famous in United States history: |
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Why were the delegates worried about signing the Declaration?
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King George III had promised to do whatever was necessary to end the rebellion. If the Americans lost the war, the British would try the signers for treason, a crime punishable by death.
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Articles of Confederation.
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This first plan of government for the United States...How to unite the 13 states.
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Why were the new states afraid of a strong national government?
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They feared that a strong national, or central, government might threaten their freedom.
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