| A | B |
|---|
| revolution | Violent overthrow of a government |
| confederation | Loose union of independent states |
| federal system | Where politcal power is divided between national and state governments |
| Paul Revere | Road to warn the men who were ready to fight at "moment's notice" |
| George Washington | Commander of revolutionary troops in America |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote "Common Sense" urging Americans to break away from England |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the "Declaration of Independence" based on Locke |
| Yorktown | City in Virginia where the British surrendered in 1781 |
