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Olive Branch Petition
Petition that affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and tried to prevent a war between the U.S. and Great Britain. It was rejected and in August the Colonists declared rebellion.
Prohibitory Act
Passed as a measure of retaliation by Great Britain against the general rebellion going on in America, later known as the American Revolutionary War of the American War of Independence. This Act provided naval blockades against American ports.
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine and published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Common Sense provided a powerful argument for the Colonists to declare Independence from Britain, and was a great success in America.
Declaration of Independence
A statement written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, and adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This formally declared that the United States of American cut all ties with Great Britain and its government.
Thomas Jefferson
Third president of the United States, and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. One of the most influential founding fathers. He did the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and solving many tensions with Britain and France.
George Mason
American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. He's called the "Father of the Bill of Rights" along with James Madison.
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States of America. They specified on how the national government was to operate. They were created by the representatives of the states in the Second Continental Congress. They were replaced by the United States constitution, and the new government began in 1789.
George Washington
First president of the United States, and the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775–1797. He led the U.S. through the revolution, and built a strong, well-financed national government that avoided war. Washington is called "Father of his country".
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was on June 17, 1775 during the siege of Boston in the early stages of the Revolutionary War. Although they suffered heavy losses the result was a victory for the British.
General Thomas Gage
A British general that served along his future opponent, George Washington. After Montreal fell, he was named its military governor. He served as commander in chief of the North American forces, and after his Siege of Boston fail, he returned to Britain.
Hessians
German soldiers from the eighteenth century, hired through their rulers by the British Empire.
Lord Cornwallis
A British Army officer and colonial administrator. He is best remembered as being one of the leading British Generals in the American War of Independence, or the American Revolutionary War.
John Adams
American statesman, diplomat, and political theorist. He was also the second president of the United States of America. Played a role in persuading Congress to declare independence, assisting Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence.
John Jay
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the first Chief of Justice of the United States. Also a minister to Spain and France, and helped fashion the U.S. foreign policy.
Treaty of Paris 1783
Ratified by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, and by the King of Great Britain on April 9, 1784. This formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Women During War Time
Women had a lot of fun during the war time because they had job opportunities, and chances to get out of the house to do some of the men's work.
Abigail Adams
Wife of John Adams, the second president of the U.S. Mother of John Quincy Adams, and the "Second First Lady of the U.S." and the "First Second Lady of the U.S."
Civic Virtue
The cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important for the success of the community.
Ordinance of 1784
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Northwest Ordinance
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Shay's Rebellion
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