Leaders
Commander in Cheif of the continental Army
George Washington
A key Turning point in "no taxation without representation"
The Boston Tea party
American Revolution 1773
Boston Tea Party
The economic theory that colonies exist to benefit the mother country.
Mercantilism
Principal Author of the declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The final defeat of French Forces by the Haitian army
Battle of Vertieres
Haitian Revolution 1803
Battle of Vertieres
Rights that cannot be taken away
Inaleinable Rights
Led the independence movements in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador,Peru, and Bolivia
Simon Bolivar
The "Trigger Event" that created a power vacuum in colonies
Napoleons Invasion Of Spain
Latin American Revolution 1808
Napoleonic Invasion of Spain
A loose union of independent states
Confederation
Former slave and turned into a military leader general who organized the rebel forces into a disciplined army.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
The Final major battle where British general Cornwallis surrendered to French and American Forces.
Battle of Yorktown
American Revolution 1781
Battle of Yorktown
People Of Spanish descent born in the Americas
Creoles
Lieutenant who led the final push for independence and became Haiti's first ruler.
Jean- Jacques Dessalines
Sent troops to restore slavery and L O'uverture got captured.
Napoleonic Invasion - Napoleon
Haitian Revolution 1802
Napoleonic Invasion
Spanish born officials who held the highest offices
Peninsulares