Key People
The Major Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first major battle of the war.
What are to help finance the Frend and Indian War and maintenance of British troops in the colonies?
Who is John Locke?
British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
I was the British King during the Revolutionary era.
King George II
Place where Lord Cornwallis surrendered and marked the end of the Revolutionary War
What is Yorktown?
Great Britain desire to be a __________________.
What is a World Power?
What are unalienable rights?
I worked with the King of France to send French troops, ships, and funds that assisted the colonists.
Who is The Marquis de Lafayette?
Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This battle was the turning point in the war.
Name 3 sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction
What is no representation in Parliament, Resented the power of the colonial governors, Great Britain wanted strict control over colonial legislatures, Colonials opposed the British Taxes, and The Proclamation of 1763?
True or False
People have a right and a duty to change a government that violates their rights
True
The Commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Gave the speech "Give me liberty or give me death".
Who is Patrick Henry?
Great Britain recognized American Independence in this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
A prominent member of the Continental Congress and helped frame the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
True or False
Government derives its power from the state
False
Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
Who is John Adams?
What is the Boston Massacre?
The first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War.
True or False
People establish a government to protect those rights
True
Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival.
Who is Paul Revere?