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Declaring Independan
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Common Sense | a 47-page pamphlet that argued against British rule over America |
| Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense, who wrote that citizens, not monarchs, should make laws |
| Thomas Jefferson | the main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Declaration of Independence | the document that formally announced the colonies’ break from Great Britain |
| Loyalists | colonists, sometimes called Tories, who remained loyal to Britain |