| A | B |
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| John Locke | English philosopher believed in the idea of Natural Rights |
| Natural Rights | life, liberty, property |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense |
| Stamp Act | taxes to help pay for the French and Indian War |
| kings | disapproved of the Social Contract theory |
| impact of Common Sense | made Colonists desire independence from England |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | prevented Colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| are created equal; by their Creator | Declaration of Independence stated: all men....; and endowed ... |
| enlightenment philosophers believed the power to rule reside with whom | the people |
| rights according to the Declaration of Independence include | life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| when can people alter the government according to the Declaration of Independence | if governments become destructive |
| unalienable means | rights that cannot be taken away |
| result of the French and Indian War | French lost their land claims in North America |
| patriots | supporters of independence |
| Boston | city that protest England's rule |
| Boston Massacre | civilians who threw ice and rocks at soldiers , who then fired upon the crowd |
| Paul Revere's painting | depicted the colonists be shot for no reason |
| cause of the Boston Tea Party | a protest by colonists to an unfair tax |
| reason for the Boston Tea Party | colonists resisting British rule |
| loyalists | opposed separation from Britain |
| Patrick Henry | "give me liberty or give me death" |
| belief of patriots | be united or die |
| Appalachian Mountains | divided colonists from the west |
| Spain | claimed land west of the Mississippi |
| Sons of Liberty | Patriots |
| message of "Common Sense" | separation from England was a logical course to take |
| purpose of the Declaration of Independence | justify reasons for the colonies vecoming an independent nation |
| list of grievances | 28 complaints about the king |
| No taxation without representation | colonists opposed taxes by parliament |
| Tories | colonists who supported the king |
| reason for the Boston Tea Party protest | unfair tax |
| the Stamp Act | tax on documents like playing cards |
| "first shot heard around the world | the Battle of Lexington and Concord |
