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  1. 1. Massacre: (March 5, 1770) Where British soldiers shot and killed five american colonists during a protest against British troops stationed in Boston.
  2. 4. Colonists who chose not to pick a side were called Neutrals. Some neutrals believed that both Patriots and Loyalists had valid points.
  3. 5. People who stayed loyal to the Britan Crown during the American Revolutionary War. They opposed the rebellion and sought to preserve British rule, often fearing the instability independence could bring.
  4. 6. of Paris(1783): Ended the American Revolutionary War between G.B and the U.S. Signed on September 3, 1783, it recognized Ameerican Indpenedance and established key teritorial boundaries.
  5. 8. contract: Political theory that suggests individuals agree to form a government and obey its laws in exchange for protection of their rights and the common good.
  6. 10. Thomas: Paine has a claim to the title The Father of the American Revolution
  7. 12. William: was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence. (August 10, 1729 – July 12, 1814)
  8. 13. John: English philosopher in the 17th Century, often regarded as the father of liberalism. He is best known for his theories on natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.
  9. 17. the colonists who rebelled against British monarchial control
  10. 20. rights: Fundamental freedoms and enlightments that all indivuduals possesses simply by virtue of being human. These rights are considered universal, inalienable, and not dependant on government or laws.
  11. 22. The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia.
  12. 24. of 1763: A British law issues after the French and Indian War that prophibited American Colonists from setting west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  13. 25. Patrick: American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
  14. 28. Emphasized reason, individual liberty, scientific progress, and skepticism toward traditional authority, particularly the monarchy and the church.
  15. 29. War: (1775-1783) was the conflict between Thirteen American Colonies and Great Britan, in which the colonies fought for independence. Sparked by issues like British taxes and lack of representation.
  16. 30. and Concord: fought on April 17, 1775, were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
  17. 31. Tea Party: A protest that took place on December 16, 1773, when American colonists, frustrated by the Tea Act and other British Taxes, boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water
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  1. 2. liberty: a concept in political philosophy, where individual freedom is balanced with the necessity for maintaining social order.
  2. 3. Acts (1774): a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
  3. 7. Monoplolies occur when a single company dominates an industry, limiting compeititon and controlling prices. This era saw the rise of powerful business magnates who controlled vast portions of key industries.
  4. 9. Thomas: 3rd president of the United States (1801-1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Indepndance, and a key founding father.
  5. 11. Continental Congress: A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 American Colonies (excluding Georgia) held from September 5 to October 26, 1774, in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. It was convened in response to the British Policies, particularly Intolerable Acts).
  6. 14. Sense: A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that argued for American Independence from Britan.
  7. 15. of Paris (1763):ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies.
  8. 16. Act: A British law that required American colonists to purchase a stamp for every printed document, such as newspapers, legal papers, and playing cards. (1765)
  9. 18. Colinial militia members during the American Revolution who were ready to fight at a minute's notice. They played a crucial tolr in the early battles of the war, such as the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
  10. 19. Charles: A Britsh Army officer and colonial administrator during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his role as a commander in several key battles, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown, and the Revolutionary War.
  11. 21. of Alliance: A formal agreement between the United States and France, signed on February 6, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War.
  12. 23. George: Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797
  13. 26. of Independence: Adopted by the continental Congress on July 4, 1776, marking the formal separation of the 13 American colonies from Britain.
  14. 27. and Indian War: a worldwide nine years' war that took place between 1754 and 1763. It was fought between France and Great Britain to determine control of the vast colonial territory of North America.Dec 18, 2024