| Question | Answer |
| an overthrow of a government | revolution
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able to be free or independent | liberty
| a person sent to represent others | delegate
| to accept | ratify
| the act of betraying one's country | treason
| the right to act, speak or think as one wants | freedom
| a change | amendment
| free from outside control | independent
| a person who betrays a country | traitor
| having the power to make laws | legislative
| the ruler of Britain | King George
| a Boston lawyer who argued strongly for independence | John Adams
| he wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson
| he wrote the pamphlet Common Sense | Thomas Paine
| a traitor who fought for America and then switched sides to fight with Britain | Benedict Arnold
| leader of the Continental Army and first President of the United States | George Washington
| gave a speech and said "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death"! | Patrick Henry
| nickname given to women who provided water to the soldiers | Molly Pitcher
| gave Washington's army the confidence to continue fighting | Battle of Trenton
| this was known at the turning point of the war | Battle of Saratoga
| the last major battle of the war that forced Britain to surrender | Battle of Yorktown
| a plan for government that gave limited power to Congress | Articles of Confederation
| the deal made to split Congress into the Senate and the House of Representatives | Great Compromise
| the branch of government that settles conflict about the laws | Judicial Branch
| the branch of government that suggests, enforces and carries out the law | Executive Branch |
