Documents
Continental Congress met to discuss the writing of this document
The Declaration of Independence
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
First shots fired between Americans and English
Lexington and Concord
Tea Party
Boston
Two opposing sides must be willing to do this to achieve a goal.
compromise
This document helped win the American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
First Americans were killed when British soldiers opened fire into a crowd
Boston Massacre
Cold winter
Valley Forge
Government divided into three branches is an example of this
Separation of powers
This document was sent to King George to try to prevent war with the colonies
Olive Branch Petition
Enlightenment thinker who influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
The site of the largest land invasion of the war
Kipp's Bay/New York
New York
Southern states were unwilling to give up this because of their economy
Slave labor
James Madison was primarily responsible for writing this
The Constitution
King of England during the American Revolution
King George III
British defeat that gave the French confidence to come to the aid of Americans
Saratoga
The two towns where British and Americans first exchanged gunfire
Lexington and Concord
James Madison promised to add a Bill of Rights to calm the fears of these people
Antifederalists
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote over 80 of these to try to gain support of the Constitution
Federalist Papers
Wrote the Constitution, promised to add a Bill of Rights once it was ratified, and kept his word
James Madison
Virginia battle that ended the war
Yorktown
British general Burgoyne surrendered at this location
Saratoga
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of _______"
Happiness