Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

8-2.3

Declaration of Independence and SC Signers

TermDefinition
SC Signers of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Lynch Jr., Arthur Middleton, Thomas Heyward Jr., and Edward Rutledge
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? to explain why the colonists felt the need to be free from British Rule
Patriots colonists who did not wish to remain British subjects
Loyalists those who remained faithful to England
Who did Paul Revere warn about the British? Sons of Liberty
Minutemen men who were ready to fight at any given minute
John Hancock president of Congress
George Washington commander in chief of the Continental Army
Battle of Bunker Hill British defeat of Americans in Massachusetts; June 17, 1775
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4, 1776
Whose ideas were used to create the Declaration of Independence? John Locke (English Enlightenment)
Thomas Jefferson Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
What kind of government was outlined in the Declaration of Independence? democracy
natural/unalienable rights "life, liberty, pursuit of happiness"
Who was blamed by the colonists for violating the rights of the people in the Declaration of Independence? the king
Where does the government get its power according to the Declaration of Independence? from the people
Created by: yarboroughjm
Popular Miscellaneous sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards