TGA SOS H & G
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adopted the Articles of Confederation | Second Continental Congress |
| Why did some Englishmen object to fighting colonists | 1. The colonists were Englishmen, with families in England 2. The American alliance with France threatened England 3. The war cost more and lasted longer than the government had promised |
| 3 Rights God gives to all people | 1. Life 2. Liberty 3. Pursuit of happiness |
| Words from the Bible | Proclaim liberty |
| Voted for Independence | Second Continental Congress |
| To chase or follow after | Pursuit |
| Refused to write Declaration of Independence | Benjamin Franklin |
| Made peace with Great Britain after the Revolution | Second Continental Congress |
| Reasons some of the colonists give for not supporting the Revolution | 1. England could not be defeated 2. The cost of independence would be too high in human lives 3. The colonies needed the protection of British Troops |
| Requires no proof or evidence | Self-evident |
| Four Men on the committee that wrote Declaration of Independence | Adams Franklin Jefferson Sherman Livingston |
| Conducted the Revolutionary War | Second Continental Congress |
| Wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Signed a treaty of alliance with France | Second Continental Congress |
| Self-evident truths mentioned in Declaration of Independence | 1. All men are created equal 2. Men are endowed with certain unalienable rights |
| Why did Congress want a written Declaration of Independence? | 1. The Congress hoped other colonists would join the Revolution 2. The soldiers needed a good reason for fighting 3. The colonists hoped to get aid from foreign nations |
| Approved the printing of 10,000 bibles | Second Continental Congress |
| Who made the first motion for independence in congress? | Richard Henry Lee |
| Date when Independence was voted upon | July 2, 1776 |
| Congress authorized Bibles to be printed in the colonies by | Aitken |
| Men's Ideas which oppose God's law | Humanism |
| Appointed George Washington over the colonial army | Second Continental Congress |
| Helped colonists fight England | French |
| Colony which did not vote for or against independence | New York |
| The proportion of Americans who supported the war was | 1/3 |
| Date the written Declaration of Independence was approved | July 4, 1776 |
| To fight against the colonies, King George II hired soldiers from | Germany |
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