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John Hancock A prominent Patriot of the American Revolution, he served as president of the Second Continental Congress.
Abigail Adams Was the wife of John Adams, the second President, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth.
Treaty of Paris 1783 Peace of Paris treaty between Great Britain and the United States. Ending the hostility between nations.
13 Original Colonies These were the colonies original owned by England and Great Britian from 1607 to1733.
Declaration of Independence This document, written by the colonists to King George III, states the rights of the colonists and pleads for independence from Britain. It is also the start of the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Jefferson Was an American Founding Father, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the US. At the beginning of the American Revolution, he served in the Continental Congress.
Benjamin Franklin Was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He also made many small changes to the draft of the Declaration.
Articles of Confederation Was a plan for the nation creating only one branch of government. It gave the states most of the power leaving the central government with little power.
Shays' Rebellion Daniel Shays led an up rising of Massachusetts farmers because of economic depression causing farmers to be unable to pay their taxes.
Triangle Trade At least two overlapping patterns of trade routes. Part of the Atlantic trade develpment.
Salem Witch Trials (set foundation for religous freedom) Trials for those accused of witch craft. The religon the accusers followed was stricked and lost many lives which may have leaned them to religous freedom.
Boston Tea Party A large group of men disguised as Native Americans borded a ship loaded with tea and threw 342 cases of tea overboard.
French And Indian War A war between France and Britain over territory. The Native Americans sided with the French because they felt they would win if they did. It was seven years long and also took place in Europe.
Boston Massacre Workers and sailors were outraged from all the taxing and starting throwing snowballs and rocks at the soldiers. The soldiers defended themselves by shooting into the crowd, killing five and wounding six.
Jamestown A British settlement on James river once colonial capitol.
Metacom/King Philips War Sometimes called first indian war. Fought between native americans and New England.
Hardships/Difficulties of settling colonies There were bitter cold winters and ragged wilderness. Knowledge of hunting and planting.
Patriot Those who rebelled against the king and fought for freedom in the American Revolution
Loyalist Those who remained loyal to the crown and fought to preserve ownership over America in the American Revolution
George Washington Was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and also a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Valley Forge The place were Washington's troops camped during the American Revolution. The conditions were very bad: cold, poor shelter, lack of food, and inadequate clothing.
Battles at Lexington and Concord "Shot heard round the world." The shot that started the American Revolution.
Bunker Hill Britain's attacks on the colonists failed the first two times but succeeded on the third because the colonists ran out of ammunition. This proved that the colonists could win.
Saratoga George Washington and his troops closed the British in forcing them to surrender.
Yorktown George Washington and his troops blocked Cornwallis from escaping from Virginia and he and his troops were forced to surrender.
Sam Adams He was the cousin of John Adams and he established the Committee of Correspondence.
John Locke He was the fater of classical liberalism. He believed all people should be treated equally.
Montesquieu Wanted the government to be made into three branches.
Thomas paine As the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, he inspired the American Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Britain.
Forms of government its broad definition, government normally consists of legislators, administrators, and arbitrators. Government is the means by which state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state.
Monarchy A monarchy is a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in a single individual (the monarch).
Democracy Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows eligible citizens to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives.
Unitarian (monarchy) Unitarianism, both as a theology and as a denominational family of churches, was first defined and developed in England.
Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, or military control.
Europian political theroy The enlightenment are people like John Locke and Montesquieu talking about individual rights.
Therocracy Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity is officially recognized as the civil Ruler and official policy is governed by officials regarded as divinely guided, or is pursuant to the doctrine of a particular religion or religious group.
John Adams He was a lawyer in Massachusetts and a leading defender of colonial rights against British policies.
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