| Question | Answer |
| The pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in which he said the colonies should claim their independence | Common Sense
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People who were loyal to the king were called | Loyalists
| Freedom to govern themselves | independence
| Someone who acts against their own country | traitor
| A large organized group of soldiers | regiment
| A single event that causes important change | turning point
| People who did not take a side were | neutral
| A group of people who are against all wars because they believe that fighting for any reason is wrong | Quakers
| The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence | John Hancock
| This said that no one could settle in western lands, because they were set aside for the Native Americans | Proclamation of 1763
| This was led by George Washington and fought against the British | Continental Army
| The document that officially ended the war and was signed on September 3, 1783 | Treaty of Paris
| He was a Continental Army officer but then joined the British | Benedict Arnold
| The Americans beat the British in this battle and it was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War | Battle of Saratoga
| He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson
| She carried water to the troops in the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey. She then fired cannons after her husband was wounded | Molly Pitcher |
