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VUS.4 Revolution Pd
Revolutionary time period in U.S.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John Locke | Enlightenment thinker whose ideas of natural rights (life, liberty, property) influenced the Declaration of Independence |
| Thomas Paine | wrote the booklet "Common Sense" encouraging independence from England |
| Lexington & Concord | shots heard 'round the world |
| Saratoga | Battle that was the turning point of the Revolutionary War |
| Patriots | those colonists who sought independence from England |
| Loyalists | colonists who did not want independence from England |
| Yorktown | last battle of the Revolutionary War; French Navy helped the U.S. to secure a victory |
| France | Country that supplied Navy forces to help the U.S. win the Revolutionary War |
| Proclamation of 1763 | this line (following the Appalachian Mtns) after the French and Indian War served to fuel the feelings for revolution |
| French & Indian War | conflict between England and France within the American colonies |
| Stamp Act | tax that must be paid on official documents |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists threw tea in the harbor as a protest against the increase in taxes |
| Boston Massacre | British soldiers fired on anti-British protestors; 5 people were killed |
| First Continental Congress | first time the colonists worked together (except GA); representatives from each colony gathered to discuss plans to oppose the increased taxes and control by England |
| Intolerable Acts | a set of highly opposed taxes that colonists felt were extreme; the Boston harbor was also closed |
| Treaty of Paris | officially ended the Revolutionary War |
| Mississippi River | western border of the U.S. after the Revolutionary War |
| Declaration of Independence | the "break up letter" sent from the U.S. to England |
| grievances | complaints against the King that were listed in the Declaration of Independence |
| social contract | the agreement between people and gov't; people agree to obey laws as gov't protects the rights of the people |
| Thomas Jefferson | author of the Declaration of Independence |
| July 4, 1776 | the "birthdate" of America; signing of the Declaration of Independence |
| Philadelphia, PA | location of the signing of the Declaration of Independence |
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