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Guided Reading Activity 5-4. Moving Toward Independence. 1. May 10, 1775 2. John Adams, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson
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Guided Reading Activity 5-4 Moving Toward Independence
1. May 10, 1775 • 2. John Adams, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson • 3. The printing of money, set up a post office, Set up a committee to communicate with the Native Americans and other countries, Created the Continental Army.
4. George Washington • 5. a formal request to King George III to ask the king to protect the colonists’ rights. • 6. They defeated the redcoats in Boston • 7. They decided to strike first and attacked Montreal and Quebec • 8. Benedict Arnold
9. He published Common Sense, a pamphlet calling for complete independence from Great Britain. • 10. Whether the colonists should seek complete independence from Great Britain. • 11. Thomas Jefferson • 12. July 2, 1776 • 13. four (4) • 14. By announcing America’s new status as an independent nation.
Reteaching Activity 5-4 • 1. C – Benedict Arnold • 2. B - George Washington • 3. A – declaring English as the official language • 4. D – Thomas Paine • 5. B – Richard Henry Lee • 6. D – Thomas Jefferson • 7. C – July 1776 • 8. C – Declaring America to be a new nation