People
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The colonies are victorious in the Revolutionary War when Cornwallis surrenders to Washington
Yorktown
Voted by the 2nd Continental Congress, the Colonies officially break away from England
Declaration of Independence
Civil Disobedient protest by the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
Colonial protest slogan of British Taxation
No Taxation without Representation
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
Described by Ralph Waldo Emerson as "...shot heard 'round the world," the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
Encouraged the Colonies to seek independence from England, by informing Colonies of British injustices
Common Sense
Paul Revere creates propaganda to increase colonial opposition to British rule by creating a pamphlet entitled "Bloody Massacre"
Boston Massacre
Patriot
Leader of the Committees of Correspondence and Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Franklin convinces France to form an alliance against the British after this turning point battle
Saratoga
unalienable (or "natural")
The laws passed by King George III to punish the colonies after the Boston Tea Party's civil disobedience
Intolerable Acts
This war (BEFORE the Revolution) was very expensive, and King George III decided the American colonists should pay off much of Britain's debt through taxation
The French Indian Wars, or the Seven Years War
The ruler of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
King George III
The Continental Army was freezing and starving; Lafayette provides clothing and Von Steuben trains army
Valley Forge
U.S. officially becomes an independent country and acquires land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris
At this meeting, the colonies create a Continental army, appoint Washington as Commander in Chief, and declare independence
2nd Continental Congress
Someone who supports British rule in the American colonies
Loyalist
Commander in chief of the British military forces sent to stop the rebellion in the American colonies.
General Howe
Crossing the Atlantic was the major disadvantage of the British for causing
Delays in communication and delivering supplies
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged American colonists to rebel and fight for independence
Common Sense
This was the law that required colonists to house and feed British soldiers
Quartering Act
Which two countries eventually joined to support American independence toward the end of the war?
Spain and France