Members of Congress risked their lives and property by signing the Declaration of Independence and their hope was that the Continental Army would be strong enough to beat the .......

_____________ was a movement that helped people understand how reason and knowledge could improve our lives.

On May 10, 1775, leaders met in _________ for the second Continental Congress

Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called ______ and got many colonists talking about independence.

Congress voted in favor of the Declaration of Independence only after the section about the evils of ___________ were removed from it.

At the _____________ Continental Congress the colonists decided to go to war and chose ______________ as the leader of the army.

To attempt to avoid war with the British, John Hancock wrote the....

Massachusetts relied on volunteer soldiers called _______________.

K--- G----- III refused the offer of peace.

The second Continental Congress nominated ________ to write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

The leaders of the 13 colonies met in 1774 for the first Continental Congress to decide ...