King of Britain
King George III
"No Taxation without Representation"
colonists
50 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that explains why the American colonies should be free from Great Britain
Common sense
Main writer of the Declaration of Independence, one of the 12 delegates in the Second Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
"All men are created equal"
The declaration of independence/ Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
Group of colonists that wanted to be separate from Great Britain
"Tis time to part"
Thomas Paine
Olive Branch Petition
Group of colonists that wanted to stay loyal to Great Britain
Loyalists
"An island should not rule a continent"
Thomas Paine, common sense
Ended the American Revolutionary War and established U.S. independence.
Treaty of Paris
First general appointed to the First Continental Army
George Washington
First governing document of the United States, creating a weak central government.
Articles of Confederation