People
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Last major battle; U.S. was victorious in the Revolutionary War when Cornwallis surrenders to Washington
Yorktown
Voted by the 2nd Continental Congress, written on July 4, 1776
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
"Bloody Massacre" that left 5 British soilders dead. Chripus Attucks as well.
Boston Massacre
life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
Unalienable Rights
Leader of the Committees of Correspondence and Sons of Liberty who helped organize Boston Tea Party
Sam Adams
Franklin convinces France to form an alliance against the British after this turning point battle
Saratoga
U.S. officially recognized as an independent country
Treaty of Paris
Series of acts from King George III punishing Boston for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
British economic policy in which the colonies could only trade with 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;
Valley Forge
The Declaration contained these 2 things
Grievances
Unalienable Rights
At this meeting they appointed Washington as Head of the Army, and begin drafting the Declaration of Independence
2nd Continental Congress
a non-violent protest such as the Boston Tea Party
civil disobedience
Father of the Navy
John Paul Jones
Crossing the Atlantic was the major disadvantage of the British for causing
Delays in communication due to distance
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At this meeting the Colonies decide to boycott all British goods until repealed and form a militia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
Enlightenment ideas was taken from
John Locke