Vocab 2

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  1. 3. the last battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Yorktown VA, where the British army surrendered.
  2. 5. first military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
  3. 6. the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature or God
  4. 9. American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought against the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
  5. 10. British law passed after the American Revolutionary war that required colonists to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains
  6. 13. an agreement for mutual benefit between an individual, group, or community and its government
  7. 16. English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights and the social contract
  8. 18. a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the Seven Years War.
  9. 19. this pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine and published in 1776, inspired colonists to declare and fight for independence.
  10. 20. colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain the country the American coloniests were originally loyal to
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  1. 1. colonies between 1775 and 1783, in which the colonies won
  2. 2. military general of the American rebel forces; president of the Constitutional Convention and first president of the United States
  3. 4. author of the Declaration of Independence
  4. 7. British law passed in 1756 that imposed a tax on all printed materials; contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War
  5. 8. a riot that occurred on March 5,1770
  6. 11. gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original colonies in 1754. At this meeting, the representatives agreed that the colonies should work together to boycott British trade goods.
  7. 12. sole control of the supply of a good or service
  8. 14. a time of great philosophical thought
  9. 15. agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in which each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
  10. 17. an event where colonists, disguised as Indians, boarded three ships and tossed several hundred chests of tea into the harbor in protests against British taxes on tea.