What to know about the Revolutionary War

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What to know about the Revolutionary War
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• John Locke, 17th Cent. English Enlightenment
  philosopher who came up with the idea of Social
  Contract
• 1. People are born with natural rights which
  rulers cannot take away.
• 2. Government governs by
• consent of the governed
• If the government fails to
• protect our rights, we can
• revolt and replace the
• government.

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Thomas Paine

• Author of Common Sense, which argued that
• it didnt make sense
• to have a king., and
• convinced many.

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Thomas Jefferson

• Based the Dec. of Indep. on Lockes idea of
  Social Contract
• See Quotes in Quick Review

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George WashingtonGeneral of the American Army

• Who was able to somehow keep the army together
  when defeat seemed inevitable

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Saratoga
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Saratoga

• The turning point of the war, because after
  Saratoga Ben Franklin was able to to negotiate a
  Treaty of Alliance with France

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Yorktown

• The last battle of the Revolution, we were helped
  by the French army and navy

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Patriot

• The revolutionariesSons of Liberty, Minute Men,
  etc.
• They controlled the countryside and waged
  guerrilla warfare

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Loyalists or Tories

• Those who remained loyal to the King
• economic and cultural ties to Britain
• believed taxation was justified

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The British had controlled the citiesafter all
they had a huge navy
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Picture credits

• The cartoon of Thomas Paine is from
• http//dictionary.reference.com/
• All the other pictures turn up over and over when
  a google image search is done, so it appears that
  they are in the public domain.