Declaration of Independence

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  1. 2. The main author of the Declaration.
  2. 4. The delegate who first formally proposed the resolution for independence in June 1776.
  3. 8. The delegate whose large, famous signature appears prominently at the bottom of the document.
  4. 10. The first unalienable right listed, followed by Liberty.
  5. 13. The only person to sign all four major U.S. founding documents, and a member of the Committee of Five.
  6. 14. The monarch of Great Britain who was the primary target of the Declaration's criticisms.
  7. 16. The phrase used to describe the truths that "all men are created equal" and endowed with unalienable rights
  8. 17. The section of the Declaration that lists the colonists' 27 complaints against the King.
  9. 18. A formal expression of opinion or intention made by an assembly, such as the one proposed by Lee.
  10. 20. The approximate amount of time it took Thomas Jefferson to draft the original Declaration
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  1. 1. The day the Continental Congress adopted the final text of the Declaration.
  2. 3. Rights that belong to all humans from birth, which governments cannot take away.
  3. 5. The oldest member of the Committee of Five, known for his wisdom and wit.
  4. 6. The Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas about natural rights heavily influenced the Declaration.
  5. 7. Along with Jefferson, a key member of the "Committee of Five" who helped draft the document.
  6. 9. The state of being free within society; the second unalienable right.
  7. 11. The person who writes the words in a book article or report
  8. 12. The final unalienable right mentioned, replacing Locke's original term, "property."
  9. 15. The introduction of the Declaration that explains why the colonists are separating from Britain.
  10. 19. The year the Continental Congress approved the Declaration