Matching Pairs Revolutionary War VocabularyOnline version Matching the correct definitions to vocabulary words. by Reid Brinkley 1 Continental Army 2 "Common Sense" 3 British Army 4 Revolutionary War 5 Second Continental Congress 6 Declaration of Independence Written by Thomas Pain, convinced many colonists that they should fight for independence from Britain. Officially announced the separation of the colonists from Britain. One of the strongest military in the world. Well-trained, experienced fighters. 65 representatives from the colonies who voted on decisions for the colonists. The colonists fighting against the British for independence. The colonists who fought in the Revolutionary War. Mostly made up of farmers, merchants, and workers.