

Key Figures of the American Revolution and Enlightenment
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Social Studies
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12th Grade
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Ben Ark
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John Locke
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Enlightenment thinker who developed the concepts of natural rights and the social contract. Rejected the divine right of kings. Believed that a government's power to rule comes from the consent of the governed. All people have inalienable rights to life, liberty, and property, also known as natural rights.
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Thomas Paine
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Patriot author of the pamphlet “Common Sense”
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Patriots
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Group of people who wanted Americans to fight for independence.
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Paul Revere
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Boston silversmith who warned the people, “The British are coming!”
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Sons of Liberty
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Boston-based group of rebels led by Sam Adams and John Adams.
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Loyalists
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Group of people who wanted to remain loyal to the British
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John Adams
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Leader of the Sons of Liberty, representative in the Continental Congress. Part of the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence. Defended the British officers in the Boston Massacre.
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