American Revolution Review

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This petition, written by moderates, expressed the colonists’ loyalty to the king and requested a halt in fighting until a solution could be found. King George III refused the petition.

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Olive Branch Petition

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Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

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Declaration of Independence

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Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

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George Washington

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The Battles of ____________________ and __________________ sparked the Revolutionary War.

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Lexington; Concord

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Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

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Enlightenment

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Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away.

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Unalienable Rights

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This document ends the American Revolution, and recognizes the former British colonies as an independent nation.

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

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American intellectual, inventor, and politician was sent to France to ask for military aid and a loan during the American Revolution

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Benjamin Franklin

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Why did the leaders of the colonies meet at the 2nd Continental Congress?

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To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington

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This battle influenced the American Revolution when the colonists along with the French surrounded the British and they were forced to surrender.

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Battle of Yorktown