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Unit 2: Rev War
Revolutionary War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Enlightenment | 18th century philosophical event that spread literacy and focused on natural rights |
| Glorious Revolution | set precedent for the colonies to reject British authority |
| Great Awakening | involved a return to church, return to God, and a questioning of traditional authority |
| Stamp Act | tax on stamps for legal documents and newspapers |
| Boston Massacre | reaction to British governments legalized use of the writs of assistance to arrest smugglers |
| Coercive/Intolerable Acts | restricted the civil rights and civil liberties of the colonists |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists, dressed as Indians, dumped tea into Boston Harbor as reaction to an exclusive tax on tea |
| Lexington and Concord | 1st unofficial military engagement of the Revolutionary War |
| Bunker Hill | illustrated the resolve of the colonists to fight the British and win |
| Saratoga | victory that brought about French alliance with the colonists |
| Yorktown | secured colonial victory and independence |
| 2nd Continental Congress | representatives such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Adams who managed the affairs of the colonies during the Revolutionary War |
| Olive Branch Petition | conciliatory response reiterating colonists continued loyalty to King George |
| Declaration of Independence | document written by Jefferson outline colonial grievances and declaring independence |
| Treaty of Paris | signed agreement between Britain and the 13 colonies declaring their independence |
| Articles of Confederation | prohibited Congress from taxing |
| Constitution | national government that balances federal power and establishes equality under the law |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | surveyed lands in the newly acquired western territory |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | divided surveyed land into towns and set procedures for new states to be admitted to the US |
| Bill of Rights | document listing protected civil rights |
| Three-fifths Compromise | increased southern representation in House of Representative |
| Great Compromise | bicameral legislature |
| Antifederalists | political leaders who feared strong national government |
| 1st Amendment | freedom of speech |
| 2nd Amendment | bear arms |
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