“Declaring Independence”
MODIFIED Creating America, Reading Notes 6.4 (p160-165)
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1. What 3 decisions did the Second Continental Congress make when it met May 10, 1775?
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2. Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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3. How many redcoats died? _______________________________ How many militia died? ________________________________
4. What did the Olive Branch Petition ask King George III to restore?
P162
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5. How did King George III respond to the Olive Branch Petition? P162
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6. What did Thomas Paine write to convince many Americans a complete break from Britain was necessary?
P163
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7. Define the Declaration of Independence. R45
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8. Who was chosen to compose (write) the Declaration of Independence?
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9. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
P164
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10. Whose philosophy is the core idea of the Declaration of Independence based on?
P164
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