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=American Revolution I-Q=


 * I-Independence
 * J-John Adams
 * K-King George
 * M-Minutemen

Independence
Independence as for the Declaration of Independence. In 1773 the continental congress chose Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. When he was done he gave it to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams for them to approve this. It took 17 days to approve and one by one the second continental congress signs it. It was declared july4th but took some time for colonist to notice Independence as for the Declaration of Independence. In 1773 the continental congress chose Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. When he was done he gave it to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams for them to approve this. It took 17 days to approve and one by one the second continental congress signs it. It was declared July 4th but it took some time for the colonist to notice. The original Declaration is now exhibited in Washington, DC. It has faded badly because of preservation during the 19th century.

John Adams
John Adams was the younger cousin of Samuel Adams but they were nothing alike. John was born 1735 in Brain Tree. He graduated in Harvard U niversity and became a lawyer who thought everyone should have a fair trial. He even defended British soldiers. On July 4th 1776 the declaration of independence was made. He was one of the 56 men to sign it. He became the vice president. He died the same day as Thomas Jefferson but he never knew he died.

King George iii
George was born in June 4th 1738. He became king on 1751. For Britain he was a hero but to colonist he was just another bad ruler.** They would make replicas of him and burn them. They would call him bad names and throw rocks at pictures of him. They would burn special houses because the like these house and honored them. King George once said (right after the Boston tea party)"The colonists must either submit or triumph" and so they did. The king had a disease called porphyry which was caused by chemicals ** **. ** Its symptoms are abdominal pain, paralysis on the arms and legs, and many more. This disease is often known as the royal disease because it affected most people in the royal family. For that disease he died on 1820.

Minutemen
Minutemen were men whose job was to protect their towns from invasion of other countries. They were handpicked elite force of men who were highly mobile and were able to assemble in less than a minute witch how they got their name. 25 years old men they were chosen for their enthusiasm, reliability, and physical strength. Every town must have had minutemen for protection. The only one thing they weren’t good at where they lacked in central leadership this could have led an argument and would have endangered others if they were distracted or killed by their own partner.