Review M4L3 and M4L4

4. Colonists who supported the idea of independence.
5. The Second __ Congress met in June 1776 to explain why the colonies wanted to be independent.
7. The Declaration of Independence was a list of grievances (complaints) from the colonists to King __.
8. Great Britain paid soldiers from this country to come over and fight the Revolutionary War with them.
10. The Revolutionary War began after shots were fired here.
12. On July 4th, 1776, the Founding Fathers signed the __ of Independence.
13. During the Revolutionary War, the __ promised African Americans freedom from slavery if they were Loyalists.
14. The Second Continental Congress selected him to lead the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

1. The pamphlet created by Thomas Paine was called __ Sense (fill in the blank). It tried to convince colonists it was smart to be independent from Great Britain.
2. In 1783, the American Revolution ended and the Treaty of __ was signed; British troops withdrew, and colonies became independent.
3. A great military victory for the American forces was at the Battle of __.
6. Benjamin Franklin asked this country for help, and after they realized the Americans could win, they decided to help.
9. Colonists who wanted to stay with Great Britain.
11. According to the Declaration of Independence, all humans should have unalienable __: Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness.