People
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. is victorious in the Revolutionary War when Cornwallis surrenders to Washington
-Britain realizes the war is too costly
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
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
Acts passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Coercive Acts
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
U.S. officially becomes an independent country and acquires land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris
King George III makes an example and punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
British economic policy in which the colonies are an economic resource for the mother country
mercantilism
Encouraged the Colonist to break away from England with his pamphlet Common Sense
Thomas Paine
The Continental Army was freezing and starving; Lafayette provides clothing and Von Steuben trains the army
Valley Forge
Franklin's plan to unite the Colonies during the French and Indian War but was rejected and later adopted for the American Revolution (Join or Die)
Albany Plan of Union
At this meeting the Colonies decide on the Olive Branch Petition, appointing Washington as Head of the Army, and declare independence
2nd Continental Congress
a non-violent protest such as the Boston Tea Party
civil disobedience
Creator of Albany Plan of Union (Join or Die) and the Articles of Confederation
Ben Franklin
In the winter of 1776, General George Washington crossed the icy Delaware River, surprising Hessian Troops in a daring campaign?
Trenton/Princeton
Foundational document that outlines the foundation for the United States government, balancing powers among three branches. What document is this?
United States Constitution
At this meeting the Colonies decide to boycott all British goods until repealed and form a militia
1st Continental Congress
Explain why a Patriot would want to fight in the American Revolution?
1. No taxation without Representation 2. Common Sense by Thomas Paine 3. Sons of Liberty 4. Tea Party and the Coercive Acts