People
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. is 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
God given rights that can't be taken away of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
Unalienable Rights
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 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
Crossing the Atlantic was the major disadvantage of the British for causing
Delays in communication and delivering supplies
U.S. 1st Govt and Constitution, created by Franklin during the American Revolution, but failed because state govt was too strong and natl govt too weak
Articles of Confederation
At this meeting the Colonies decide to boycott all British goods until repealed and form a militia
1st Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence