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  • What was removed from the original version of the Declaration of Independence before its approval?
    The section condemning slavery
  • What was the purpose of the "Committee of Five" during the American Revolution?
    To write the Declaration of Independence
  • What phrase from John Locke did Thomas Jefferson use in the Declaration of Independence?
    "Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness"
  • What was the main risk faced by the delegates of the Second Continental Congress in declaring independence?
    Accusations of treason
  • What did Abigail Adams famously ask her husband to do in regards to the new nation?
    To remember the ladies in the formation of the new nation
  • Who was chosen as the commander in chief of the Continental army?
    George Washington
  • Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
    Thomas Paine
  • What is the purpose of the Preamble in the Declaration of Independence?
    To outline the rights that cannot be taken away
  • Who was responsible for writing the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
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