| A | B |
|---|
| King George III | British King during Revolutionary War |
| John Locke | govt. is created to protect the rights of people. Has limited and specific powers that people consent to give it |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
| John Adams | outspoken Patriot leader who championed the cause of independence |
| Paul Revere | made daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival, "The Redcoast are coming!" |
| Benjamin Franklin | prominent member of Continental Congress; helped to frame the Declaration of Independence |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Thomas Jefferson | major author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | outspoke member of the House of Burgesses; "Give me liberty or give me me death!" |
| Thomas Paine | journalist, author of Common Sense |
| Philiss Wheatley | former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American indendence |
| House of Burgesses | representatives from Jamestown chosen to make local laws for their colony. |
