1. Battles and more

2. 1st battles of the war; (“The shot heard ‘round the world”)

3. turning point of the war; France joined the colonists after this victory, tipping the scale

4. Enduring the winter at Valley Forge – after suffering several defeats, Washington took his army to Valley Forge for the winter of 1777. There the men were trained and became more of a professional army (rather than militias). The winter was harsh and men suffered from starvation and frostbite.

5. surrender of Cornwallis brought end of war

6. Preamble: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed." Grievances: Taxation without representation King has absolute power Colonists not allowed to speak out against the King Quartering Act forced colonists to house troops Allowed homes to be searched without warrants No trial by jury of peers

7. 1775-1783 - American Revolution 1776 - Declaration of Independence 1783 - Treaty of Paris

8. Unalienable rights- fundamental rights or natural rights guaranteed to people naturally instead of by the law. Examples in the Declaration of Independence- Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. Civil disobedience- the process of defying codes of conduct within a community or ignoring the policies and government of a state or nation when the civil laws are considered unjust. Examples of civil disobedience include nonviolent actions such as boycotts, protests and refusal to pay taxes.

9. Loyalists vs. Patriots vs. Neutrals Loyalists – These were colonists who remained loyal to the British monarchy and disagreed with the Declaration of Independence Patriots – The colonists who favored separating from Britain and becoming their own independent nation). Neutrals – There were those who remained neutral who chose not to take sides. Articles of Confederation- Writing the Articles of Confederation – occurred at the Second Continental Congress (1776), created a new form of government for the independent colonies, included one branch – a Congress including one representative from each of the former colonies