Transcript Guided Reading Activity 5-4

Guided Reading
Activity 5-4
Moving Toward Independence
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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.
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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
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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
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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