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2. He was put in charge of the entire Continental Army by the 2nd Continental Congress

3. One of the many things this man is famous for is writing the Declaration of Independence

4. His pamphlet “Common Sense” convinced many colonists to join in the revolts against Britain

5. This country became our ally and helped us to defeat Britain in the war

6. The first shots of the war were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts during April of this year

7. This is the oldest of the documents that we studied

8. They wrote the mayflower Compact

9. This was the first attempt at government by colonists in the New World

10. He was forced to sign the Magna Carta

11. The Mayflower Compact was signed in this future state

12. The Declaration of Independence declared us separate from this country

13. These are the three natural rights listed in the Declaration

14. He wrote the Declaration of Independence

15. These should be given to every person alive just for being human

16. This is the theory that we give up some of our freedoms in order to have a government to protect our natural rights

17. This was why the people had such a fear of giving the national government too much power

18. These two branches of government were not included in the Articles of Confederation

19. The Northwest Territory was divided up into 6 mile by 6 mile areas called these

20. This act gave settlers of the Northwest Territory freedom of religion, trial by jury, and prohibited slavery

21. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had no powers to do this

22. This was the southernmost colony

23. Shays’ Rebellion was fought by these people after falling into financial troubles following the war

24. This man was one of Washington’s most dedicated aides, an economic genius, and the unfortunate victim of a fatal duel

25. Shays’ Rebellion occurred in this state

26. This founding father, along with Thomas Jefferson, died 50 years to the day from the signing of the Declaration of Independence