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Declaring Indendence

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Continental Army army with soldiers from all 13 colonies
John Hancock president of Congress and the first person to sign the declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition petition that said war could be avoided if British government would give the colonists greater freedom to govern themselves.
John Adams suggested that George Washington lead the new American army
King George refused to read the Olive Branch Petition
Thomas Jeffereson wrote the official Declaration of Independence
unalienable rights rights that cannot be taken away, life, liberty (freedom) and the pursuit of happiness
traitor a person who works against his or her country, during the Revolution, these people were often put to death
Declaration of Independence document declaring the 13 American colonies independent of Great Britain, written mainly by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress.
Green Mountain Boys group of Vermont soldiers
seize take hold with force
Hessians army of German mercenaries from Hesse, Germany
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