Revolutionary War: Important People and Events

2. Founding document of the United States, reflects the ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine, written mostly by Thomas Jefferson
5. Wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, based it on Enlightenment theories, like the social contract
7. Enlightened Thinker, created the idea of social contract
9. Wrote Common Sense and sold 100,00 Copies
13. Part of the 7-years War, battle for territory between France and Britain, Native tribes helped the French, Colonists helped the British, big part in starting the American Revolution
16. Inspired feelings of independence from Great Britain(Independence was America's "destiny")
17. Founding Father, famous quote is "Give me liberty or give me death!"
19. Stated that colonists cannot settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, shifted Britain's salutary neglect to a more active role in colonies
20. British soldiers could live in colonists homes due to this

1. British troops came to Massachusetts to confiscate a stockpile of weapons, Minutemen met them there and fought against the British, but lost, First battle of Revolutionary War where shots were fired
3. Sons of Liberty destroyed 342 chests of Tea in protest
4. British troops fired on anti-British protesters, 5 colonists were killed
6. Founding Father, leader in the Revolutionary War, delegate of continental congress, arranged boycotts against the Townshend Acts, signed the Declaration of Independence
8. Tax on paper goods, such as stamps, cards, deeds, and licenses
10. King of England during the time of the Revolutionary War
11. Helped fortify Boston against British attack, famously rode to Lexington to warn patriot leaders there that the British were coming
12. Punishment passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
14. Tax on imported goods, especially tea
15. One of the better-known disciples of Enlightenment principles, and his scientific, political, and social experiments were famous on both sides of the Atlantic
18. Tax on molasses