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D of Ind
Declaration of Independence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abolish | formally put an end to something |
| abolitionist | someone working to end slavery |
| congress | a group of people who make laws for their country, or a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates |
| delegate | a person sent to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a government meeting |
| liberty | the quality or state of being free, the freedom to do as one pleases, freedom from physical restraint |
| revolution | an overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system, or a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is in people's ideas about it |
| unalienable | unable to be taken away or given away, non negotiable |
| Abigail Adams | Married to John Adams, Gave John Adams advice on politics |
| John Adams | Colonial leader fighting for Independence, Second President of the US |
| Benjamin Banneker | Self educated African American scientist, Wrote a letter to Jefferson opposing slavery |
| Frederick Douglass | Formerly enslaved abolitionist, Speech “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” |
| Benjamin Franklin | Colonial leader and inventor, Advised Jefferson on the Declaration of Ind. |
| Elizabeth Freeman | First enslaved woman freed under MA constitution, Used words from D of Ind to fight for freedom |
| John Hancock | President of the Second Continental Congress, First to sign the Declaration of Independence |
| Robert Hemmings | Enslaved by Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson’s attendant when he wrote the Declaration of Ind. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence, Third President of the US |
| George Washington, | Commander of the American army, First president of the US |
| Where did the Second Continental Congress meet? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| What did delegates debate at the Second Continental Congress? | Whether or not to declare themselves an independent nation, separate from Great Britain and King George |
| What did the delegates send to King George to avoid war? How did he respond? | Olive Branch Petition - they wanted to work out their differences peacefully, King George rejected it |
| What was the Committee of Five’s job? | Write a document declaring independence from Great Britain and King George |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What is the Declaration of Independence? | Document that announced the American colonies' separation from Great Britain and their plans to form a new nation with a separate government. |
| What was the most significant change made by the delegates to the original Declaration of Independence? | A deletion of the section blaming King George for slavery, they wanted no mention of slavery in the document |
| When was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted by the congress? | July 4, 1776 |
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