| A | B |
|---|
| "Common Sense" author | Thomas Paine |
| Declaration of Independence author | Thomas Jefferson |
| Abolished the MA assembly | Intolerable Acts |
| Set up Catholicism as a state religion | Quebec Act |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Stopped settlement West of Appalachians (unless agreement reached with Native Americans) |
| Second Continental Congress | Set ground work for fighting the Revolutionary War |
| Stamp Act Congress | Unified colonial gathering, opposed taxes on domestic products |
| John Locke | Enlightenment philospher who influence the Declaration of Independence |
| Saratoga | Battle that convinced French to aid Americans |
| Committee of Correspondence | Responsible for communication among Patriots |
| Social Contract Theory | Rulers get their legitimacy from the people |
| Lexington and Concord (know dates) | First battles of the Revolutionary War |
| Loyalists | Those who wanted to stay with Britain (more in the South) |
| Yorktown (know dates) | American and French troops forced British surrender |
| Native American Alliances | With French (and colonists) in French and Indian War; mainly neutral in Revolutionary War |
| Boston Massacre (know dates) | Impact on Independence movement |
| Townshend Duties (1767-1770) | Raise revenue for British, mostly repealed |
