Member of the Declaration committee who was the driving force behind the Declaration
Adams also helped to negotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
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What did Thomas Jefferson write?
Declaration of
Independence

Who did Jefferson borrow many ideas from?
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…life, liberty and property..
SOCIAL CONTRACT
People have a right to overthrow their government if the government becomes abusive!

What are the inalienable rights in the
Declaration of Independence?
• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of happiness

Why did Jefferson write the Declaration of
States.
B. Protect the rights of the people
C. State the reasons for the American
Revolution to the world
D. Demand freedom of speech and of the
Press.

According to the Declaration of Independence,
States.
B. Protect the rights of the people
C. State the reasons for the American
Revolution to the world
D. Demand freedom of speech and of the
Press.

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Hired to spy on Americans but spied on the British instead!

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“I have not yet begun to fight.”
“Father of the American Navy”

Wentworth… went with
Paul Revere!
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First African-American to hold public office in Massachusetts

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Spanish military leader who captures British posts at
Baton Rouge, Natchez and Pensacola

German Mercenaries hired by the British to fight
America
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“Remember the ladies” when writing the laws for our new government

Woman who disguised herself as a man and fought in the
Continental Army.
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Mercy Otis Warren
Wrote plays that criticized British officials
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To which event was Emerson referring to when he wrote the words below?
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lexington and Concord

Lexington
& Concord
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By John Trumbell

Battle of Brooklyn Heights
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General George Washington

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“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

the Turning Point of War
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Who is the true hero of
Saratoga?

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The Surrender of General Johnny
Burgoyne to General Gates

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General Benedict Arnold
- True Hero of Saratoga
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What happened after Battle of
Saratoga?
Treaty of Alliance
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Signed with France 1778
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Benjamin
Franklin

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We said
..NO
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Makes an Offer of
Autonomy within Empire
Spring of 1778

Baron Friedrich von Steuben
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Drillmaster at
Valley Forge ©wikipedia.com

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The French Arrive
Comte de Rochambeau
Admiral de Grasse
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FINAL BATTLE of Revolutionary War

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British General Cornwallis surrendered to
Washington at Yorktown

Think of the fingers on your hand

Think of your watch and bracelets

Why was this event so important?

Writing of the Constitution

Founding of Jamestown, Virginia

Declaration of Independence

Writing of the Constitution