lesson 4 Declaring Independence
who asked who to write the Declaration of Independence
Adams asked Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence
what was the most important result of the Declaration of Independence
They birth a new country called Unites States of America
Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
who wrote a booklet called Common Sence
Thomas Paine
January 1776
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
petition
a formal request
Thomas Jefferson
OF Virginia
the Declaration of Indpendence has ____ main parts
4 main parts
who was in charge of the post office
Ben jin Franklin
____________ _________ created the American flag
Besty Ross
who the command of the army
George Washington
name five delegates to the Second Continental Congress
John Adams, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry Richard Henry Lee,and George Waashington
Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress
John Hancock
who signed the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock signed first
who's words had a great effect on colonists and how they felt
Paine's words
why did the Second Continental Congress began to govern the colonies
it allowed money to be printed, it set up a post office, it set up committees to handle relations with Native Americans and other countries, It created the Continental Army it allowed colonists to fight the British on a more organized way, it chose George Washington to command the army
what was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition
it offered Britian 1 more chance to NOT go to war
Preamble
the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written
According to John Locke what was the purpose of government
to protect the peoples rights