Chapter 5 Lesson 3

3. Jeffeson believed that if rights were taken away, then people should be able to form a...
4. An army of paid soldiers from the colonies.
7. Written by Paine outlining the reasons why it was time to separate from Great Britain.
8. Why was Washington chosen to lead the army?
11. Jefferson wrote that this cannot be taken away from people.
12. The name proposed by Jefferson as the new name for the country.
14. Two of the reasons why Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.

1. Besides the Native Americans and women, who else did not have "equal rights"?
2. A written request for rights or benefits
5. A petition sent to King George asking for more freedom to govern themselves.
6. What was torn down when Congress approved the Declation?
9. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
10. Who was the president of the Continental Congress?
13. Crime of fighting against one's own country