| A | B |
|---|
| Common Sense | Pamphlet that tried to gain support for independence from Britain |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| John Locke | Political philosopher who inspired Thomas Jefferson |
| George Washington | Led Americans in the Revolutionary War |
| France | America's most important ally in the American Revolution |
| Americans | Were fightin the Revolution on their own land, had a lot of support, and had a better military leader |
| British | Had a larger army, better training, and more supplies in the American Revolution |
| Patriots | American colonists who wanted to be independent from Britain |
| Loyalists | American colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Britain |
