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Unit 4Chapter 7Lesson 1
Pages 182-187
Write one question for each word or phrase that could
possibly be answered by today’s lesson.
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INDEPENDENCE OLIVE BRANCH
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
The Continental Congress met again in Philadelphia starting in May of 1775 to decide what to
do.
Carpenters’ Hall in 1775
They decided to create a Continental Army, and they
chose George Washington as the commander in chief.
Trying to find a peaceful solution with Britain, they sent King George III the Olive Branch
Petition. He refused to even read it. War was now the only choice!
In 1776 Thomas Paine wrote a small book called Common
Sense. It gave many reasons why colonists should declare
their independence from Britain. It inspired even more people.
The Second Continental Congress decided to declare that the American colonies were free
and independent from British rule.
So they formed a small committee to write the
Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson did most of the writing with help from
John Adams, Ben Franklin,
Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
This committee presented a draft to the Continental
Congress. After some debate and editing, the Declaration of
Independence was rewritten and approved on July 4, 1776.
The Declaration stated why the colonies wanted their
independence, listed ways in which Britain violated the
colonists’ rights, and declared the colonies free from British
rule.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on
August 2, 1776, by 56
men.
Follow your teacher’s directions for a chalk talk on
Independence.
Chalk Talk