| A | B |
|---|
| Boston Massacre | Boston colonists shot after taunting British soldiers |
| Boston Tea Party | Patriots throw tea in harbor to protest tax |
| First Continental Congress | Delegates from 12 colonies to discuss problems with British government and to promote independence |
| Battle of Lexington and Concord | Site of first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War |
| Approval of the Declaration of Independence | Colonies declared independence from England |
| Battle of Saratoga | This American victory was the turning point of the war |
| Battle of Yorktown | American victory over Lord Cornwallis; marked end of the Revolutionary War |
| Treaty of Paris | England recognized American independence |
| Common Sense | pamphlet by Thomas Paine that said people should rule themselves |
| First written form of U.S. government | Articles of Confederation |
| Unalienable rights | life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Government is established | to protect rights |
| Government derives (gets) power from | the people |
| People have the right and duty to change a government | that violates people's rights |
| preamble | first part or introduction of the Declaration of Independence |
