1. What to know about the Revolutionary War

3. John Locke, 17 th 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.

4. Thomas Paine Author of Common Sense, which argued that –it didn’t make sense to have a king., and… –convinced many.

5. Thomas Jefferson Based the Dec. of Indep. on Locke’s idea of Social Contract See Quotes in Quick Review

7. George Washington— General of the American Army Who was able to somehow keep the army together when defeat seemed inevitable

9. Saratoga

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

12. Yorktown The last battle of the Revolution, we were helped by the French army and navy

13. Patriot The revolutionaries—Sons of Liberty, Minute Men, etc. They controlled the countryside and waged guerrilla warfare

14. Loyalists or Tories Those who remained loyal to the King –economic and cultural ties to Britain –believed taxation was justified

15. The British had controlled the cities—after all they had a huge navy

16. 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.