American Revolution Background C R T N O I T U L O S E R E E L S R L C W P B X D P L J O H N A D A M S W Y O E Y O J Y O Q P U W B D E N R P Z S E B G X T T N F S R F C C N Z A S R O R S O I E I N U H T Y W T K T K A L C B Y B P M O R N B F K I I K Z S H E O G I A D S E Z B S G I D U G R N T Y N S O O W P N P L R K H T N K R S O T E K T Q O T M U E T A B T E O T I R G X X E N N F D U S R A E B I V R N K F N N F X Q E T N Z D P Y R A S J N M L O Y A R L I O F N A G B U C A H E I P A B I Y A A H G B T S I L K A R L O L S F N A J V T S D R M H C K A C T L K U R M N A F E I I X T N S U T F X T O Y U K R M R M U C E D N J I I N I K Q H I N R K G H E P X O D W J G E E O A E D U Q R G L V E O V J N H N N O S C U F K L P E F B R K H X Y V C N V U S H T A R G F Y Z U S T E N Y C Q O B H D L G E O P M W V E R Y H A S H J Z R V A R I K G S N J O O W M R H J E S L R D E D A R T E V A L S X X H S O S P R W Y X J S O U I L N Q I V M E Q K T C K O G L V F Q U Q N B N I L K N A R F N I M A J N E B L D J B R I T I S H C R O W N D C V M Q W G G Throughout the 1760s and Massachusetts, ____________ 1770s, relations between ___________ of Pennsylvania, _________ _________ and _________ ___________ ___________ of her North of Virginia, ________ __ American colonies had become _____________ of New increasingly ___________. York, and ________ *GREAT BRITAIN __________ of Connecticut, was formed to draft a *THIRTEEN suitable declaration to frame this resolution. *STRAINED *JOHN ADAMS Fighting broke out in 1775 at _____________ and *BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ___________ marking the beginning of the American *THOMAS JEFFERSON Revolutionary War. *LEXINGTON *ROBERT R LIVINGSTON *CONCORD *ROGER SHERMAN Although there was little ___________ did most initial sentiment for outright of the writing, with input independence, the pamphlet from the committee. His _________ ________ by original draft included a ___________ ________ denunciation of the was able to promote the belief ________ _______, which that total independence was was later edited out. His the only possible route draft was presented to the for the colonies. Continental Congress on *COMMON SENSE July 1, 1776. *JEFFERSON *THOMAS PAINE Independence was adopted *SLAVE TRADE on July 2, 1776 pursuant to The Declaration was rewritten the "____ ____________" somewhat in general session presented to the ____________ prior to its adoption by ___________ by Richard the Continental Congress Henry Lee of Virginia on on July 4, 1776, at the June 7, 1776, which read ________________ State (in part): "Resolved: That House. The adopted copy these United Colonies are, was then sent a few blocks and of right ought to be, away to the printing shop free and independent States, of _______ ________. that they are absolved from Through the night between all allegiance to the _________ 150 and 200 copies were _________, and that all made, now known as political connection between "__________ __________". them and the State of The original has never Great Britain is, and been found. The 25 ought to be, totally dissolved." Dunlap broadsides still *LEE RESOLUTION known to exist are the oldest surviving *CONTINENTAL CONGRESS copies of the document. *PENNSYLVANIA *BRITISH CROWN On June 11, 1776, a *JOHN DUNLAP committee consisting of _______ ________ of *DUNLAP BROADSIDES Learning With Puzzles™All Rights Reserved