| A | B |
|---|
| French and Indian War | War between France and Great Britain for control of North America; Britain won |
| Proclamation of 1763 | an order in which Britain prohibited its American colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Stamp Act | taxes of goods and services withing the British colonies in North America |
| Intolerable Acts | laws to punish colonist for the Boston Tea Party |
| Sons and Daughters of Liberty | aa |
| Committee of Correspondence | one of the groups set up by American colonist to exchange information about British treats |
| Thomas Paine | colonist that wanted independence from Britain |
| Paine's "Common Sense | pamphlet written by Thomas Paine wanting separation from Great Britain |
| Declaration of Independence | document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 - declares colonies independence from Britain |
| John Lock | people should enjoy "natural rights" to life, liberty, and property |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence; believed in "Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness |
| French Alliance | aa |
| Benjamin Franklin | scientist; wanted truth by experimenting and reasoning |
| Marquis de Lafayette | aa |
| Georgia Washington | aa |
| Crossing the Delaware River | aa |
| Valley Forge | aa |
| Yorktown | aa |
| General Cornwallis | aa |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | treaty that ended the Revolutionary War |
