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

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

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

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

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 .......

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts relied on volunteer soldiers called _______________.