Question

1. foreign mercenaries

2. document stating why colonists were fighting in Boston
3. booklet advocating independence from England
4. directed by Virginia colonists to present a resolution of independence
5. wrote Declaration of Independence
6. Frenchman who fought for the colonists.

A. Hessians
B. Olive Branch Petition
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Lafayette
E. Common Sense
F. Richard Henry Lee

Answer 1

1) A, 2) B, 3) E, 4) F, 5) C, 6) D

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Hessians were German mercenaries that fought for the British crown in late 18th Century.

2) The Olive Branch Petition was a last attempt of the Second Continental Congress to avoid war with England.

3) Common Sense was a booklet written by Thomas Paine, which advocated the need of independence from England.

4) Richard Henry Lee represented the colonists of Viriginia in the Second Continental Congress and was known for the presentation of a resolution of independence.

5) Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

6) Lafayette was a French soldier who fought with the colonists in favor of the independence of the United States.

Answer 2

1-A: Hessians, referred to German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution, were foreign mercenaries.

2-B: Olive Branch Petition was the document stating why colonists were fighting in Boston

3-E: Common Sense was booklet advocating independence from England.

4-F: Richard Henry Lee was directed by Virginia colonists to present a resolution of independence.

5-C: Thomas Jefferson wrote Declaration of Independence

6-D: Lafayette was a French man who fought for the colonists.

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