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British policy that forced colonists to house troops on their private property, and gave the British army permission to enforce the taxes on the colonies
Quartering Act
Author of Common Sense, persuaded colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain
Thomas Paine
"The Shot Heard 'Round the World" (1775)
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Turning point of the Revolutionary War; France would support the Patriot cause and join the colonies as an ally against Britain (1777)
Battle of Saratoga
The Continental Army endured a harsh winter, but remained loyal to the Patriot cause and General Washington (1777-1778)
Winter at Valley Forge
British General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington, ending the American Revolution (1781)
Battle of Yorktown
Britain officially recognized the United States as independent country; the U.S. acquired territory from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean (1783)
Treaty of Paris
Year that the Declaration of Independence was adopted
1776
Example of civil disobedience: Sons of Liberty dumped 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor in response to the Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Effect of the French and Indian War, leading to Parliament imposing economic policies on the colonies
debt
A plan suggested by the large states: representation should be based on population
Virginia Plan
A plan suggested by the small states: equal representation for all, just like the Articles of Confederation
New Jersey Plan
Declare War, Make Treaties, Operate Post Offices
Strengths of the Articles of Confederation
Economic system in which Britain controlled all trade and the colonies could not manufacture goods or make profit
Mercantilism
French ally and general; helped train and discipline the Continental Army during the winter at Valley Forge
Marquis de Lafayette
English philosopher who suggested the theories of natural rights and the social contract; influenced Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
