Klenk The Declaratio Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Who argued strongly for independence in simple language that everyone could understand | Thomas Paine |
| Booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britain. | Common Sense |
| Who wrote the Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| The document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain is... | The Declaration of Independence |
| How many delegates wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Five |
| Who asked the delegates to write the Declaration of Independence | The Continental Congress |
| Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Group od delegates (representatives) that acted as the governmetn for American colonies... | Second Continental Congress |
| Where did the Second Continental Congress met? | In Philadelphia |
| True or False: The Declaration of Independence was written in a language that a fifth grader today could easily understand. | False |
| When did the Continental Congress approve and sign the Declaration of Independence? | On July 4, 1776 |
| Who created a Continental Army and chose a leader for the army? | The Second Continental Congress |
| How did the colonists react to the news of the Declaration of Independence? | The colonists tore down the statue of King George, and used the melted statue to make bullets. |
| Why was the booklet called the Common Sense? | It convinced many colonists taht they should declare indpendence. |
| The document that explains why the colonies where announcing their independence. | The First Draft of the declaration of independence |
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