Question

 Thomas Jefferson was born in the colony called Vir- ginia in 1743,In 1775,53.        he was 32 years old,he was elected to the Continental Congress,54.        was the government of the American colo- nies. They made laws and worked to get independence for the American colonies 55.        England.

  In 1776,Jefferson was 56.       (ask) to write the Declaration of Independence. This was a document that all the members of the Continental Congress would sign.

  57.       said that the American colonies wanted to be,their own country and that they didn't want to be ruled by England anymore.

  Jefferson wrote two of his 58.       (believe) in the Declaration of Independence. The first was that all men are created equal. This means that every person is the same and should be treated the same by the govern- ment and by other people. The second was that the gov- ernment should be a 59.       (serve) of the people and not a master. This means that the government should help people and not only tell them 60.        to do. They are very important to the United States and 61.        the government works today.

  The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4,1776. In 1783,the war between England and America ended and the United States became an 62.       (depend) country.

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