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Throughout the 1760s and
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Massachusetts, ____________
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1770s, relations between
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___________ of Pennsylvania,
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_________ _________ and
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_________ ___________
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___________ of her North
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of Virginia, ________ __
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American colonies had become
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_____________ of New
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increasingly ___________.
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York, and ________
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__________ of Connecticut,
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was formed to draft a
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Fighting broke out in 1775
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suitable declaration to
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at _____________ and
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frame this resolution.
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___________ marking the
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beginning of the American
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Revolutionary War.
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Although there was little
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___________ did most
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initial sentiment for outright
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of the writing, with input
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independence, the pamphlet
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from the committee. His
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_________ ________ by
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original draft included a
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___________ ________
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denunciation of the
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was able to promote the belief
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________ _______, which
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that total independence was
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was later edited out. His
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the only possible route
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draft was presented to the
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for the colonies.
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Continental Congress on
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July 1, 1776.
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Independence was adopted
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on July 2, 1776 pursuant to
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The Declaration was rewritten
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the "____ ____________"
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somewhat in general session
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presented to the ____________
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prior to its adoption by
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___________ by Richard
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the Continental Congress
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Henry Lee of Virginia on
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on July 4, 1776, at the
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June 7, 1776, which read
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________________ State
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(in part): "Resolved: That
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House. The adopted copy
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these United Colonies are,
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was then sent a few blocks
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and of right ought to be,
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away to the printing shop
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free and independent States,
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of _______ ________.
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that they are absolved from
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Through the night between
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all allegiance to the _________
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150 and 200 copies were
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_________, and that all
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made, now known as
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political connection between
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"__________ __________".
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them and the State of
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The original has never
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Great Britain is, and
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been found. The 25
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ought to be, totally dissolved."
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Dunlap broadsides still
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known to exist are
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the oldest surviving
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On June 11, 1776, a
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copies of the document.
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committee consisting of
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_______ ________ of
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