US Revolution

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What does the Social Contract Theory hold?

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If a government did not protect the citizens & their rights, then citizens were justified in rebelling.

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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, spoke about the colonies becoming independent from Great Britain.

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Common Sense

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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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American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution. Due to this victory, France agreed to help the Americans with ships, soldiers, supplies and money against their long-time enemy, Britain.

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Battle of Saratoga

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During the Winter of Valley Forge, hunger, disease, and cold took the lives of 2500 of Washington’s men that winter. A volunteer from Prussia named ____________________________ drilled soldiers, taught them how to use firearms, and created a more disciplined army.

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Baron von Steuben

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Last major battle in the American Revolution where Nathaneal Greene's army came up from the south, George Washington’s army came down from the north, and the French navy blocked the harbor by sea. In 1781, this American victory in Virginia forced the British to surrender.

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Battle of Yorktown

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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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Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence? Options: The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain., The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government., The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king., Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

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The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.