Enlightenment
Who is credited with starting the enlightment movement?
John Locke
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The British spent the winter months of 1777 here in Pennsylvania.
Valley Forge
Who were the people that favored complete independence from England?
Patriots
After penning the Declaration of Independence this man went on to become the third President, and he also negotiated the Louisianna Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense?"
Thomas Payne
He told these truths to be ______________
Self evident
General Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington at ______________ effectively ending the war.
Yorktown, Virginia
Who were the people who remained loyal to England?
Loyalists (a.k.a. tories)
What British leader lost the Battle of Yorktown
General Cornwallis
According to the enlightment movement all humans had what kind of rights?
Natural rights
".......that all men are......."
Created equal
This battle took place at Breed's Hill.
Bunker Hill
Which side did the neutrals favor?
Neither, they did not want to get involved.
Who negotiated a treaty with France?
Ben Franklin
Where did the enlightment movement start?
Europe
What are three unalienable rights?
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
In this battle, George Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the Hessian soldiers.
The Battle of Trenton
Who led the Sons of Liberty?
Sam Adams
Who was England's King during the American Revolution?
King George III
What can people do if the government does not protect natural rights?
Change it, or overthrow it.
Who violated the colonists' rights?
King George III
Where was the "shot heard around the world", the first battle of the revolution.
Lexington and Kentucky
Who leads the colonists Army against the British?
George Washington
Who accepted British surrender at Yorktown?
General George Washington