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John Locke (Social Contract and Natural Rights)
John Locke was an British philosopher who helped lay down the Enlightment. The social contract was made for the government its to protect the peoples natural rights, in exchange for that protection, we agree to give up our lesser freedoms. His political ideas like those in the Two Treatises of Government were put into the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution. -
George Washington
He was the leader of the Military during the Revolutionary War. He was the commander-in-chief of the continental army, a very successful leader. He led the colonial forces to victory over the British and became a national hero. -
Lexington & Concord
The battles happened in Lexington Massachusetts and Concord Massachusetts. In the battle there was Great Britain and the u.s colonists, but the people involved were Minutemen ,captain John Parker, and the British troops. The outcome of the battle was because the colonists wanted a self government. It was the first battle of the Revolutionary war, both sides had losses but the Americans showed they would stand up. -
Second Continental Congress
It was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies. The Second Congress managed the colonial war effort, financing the war with borrowed funds and without the support of taxes; states were asked to contribute men, supplies, and funds. It acted as the national government, and governed the colonies during war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The cause of this battle was because American colonists wanted to be separate from Britain and thought that their policies for the country were not fair. British troops who were known as red coats who were commanded by Sir William Howe. The enemy of the British were the American colonists who were commanded by William Prescott. It´s significant b/c it became a Morale-builder for the inexperienced Americans, convincing them that patriotic dedication could overcome superior British military might. -
Olive Branch Petition
The second continental congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George 3 requesting to settle their differences peacefully without going to war. King George 3 rejects the petition outright. He says the colonies are in open rebellion and if they continue in there rebellion they would be put to death as traitors. The significance is that its the point of no return and what seals the fate of the colonies. They now know that this means war with England and if they loose they will be executed. -
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia. He later served as U.S. minister to France and U.S. secretary of state, and was vice president under John Adams. Jefferson was quiet and attentive during the second continental congress. He was the writer of the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
A sacred document for Americans. It gives the reason the country was created and the hopes, ideas and beliefs that Americans have for their country. The second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The colonists wanted to break their political bonds that connected them from Britain and to declare their independence. -
Trenton
On Christmas night, Washington's soldiers began crossing the Deleware River. The next morning, they suprise attacked the British mercenaries. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops after the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey. He Needed A Victory And Raised The Troops. -
Saratoga
The two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution, it made the French become allies with the U.S. to fight later wars and battles. -
Princeton
A week after the Battle at Trenton, Washington left a few men to tend some campfires and fool the enemy again; he quietly marched his army to Princeton, where they suprised and beat a British force, this battle helped the American spirit. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter during the American Revolutionary War. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778. it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
France (Treaty of Amity & Commerce, Treaty of Alliance)
Agreement between King Louis XVI of France and Second Continental Congress. France had officially recognized the United States as an independent nation. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the U.S. as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and America. The second agreement, the Treaty of Alliance, made the fledgling United States and France allies against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. -
Spain
Spain support the American Revolution because it was an enemy of Great Britain. Spain help the American colonists before it entered the Revolutionary War by giving supplies from New Orleans. Spain joined France in the war against the British, but it did not become an ally of the Americans as France had. -
Cowpens
Daniel Morgan and his strategic plans helped him win the Battle of Cowpens overwhelmingly even though they outnumbered by the British. The Battle of Cowpens was the turning point of the Revolutionary War in the southern colonies. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
Negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. It also recognized the independence of the thirteen states. It was made because the war did not officially end with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. -
French and English Enlightenment
In France, the philosophies applied the methods of science to understand society. It did not apply their ideas of freedom and equality to women. This made people think through a different perspective bc they began to put reason behind things. The British enlightenment was a philosophical, intellectual and cultural movement about reason, logic and freedom of thought over dogma and blind faith. focused on activities of humans, so that human life and society how it could be changed for the better.
