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Parent topics
- War [r]: A state of violent conflict which exists between two or more independent nations or groups, each seeking to impose its will on the others. [e]
- History of the United States of America [r]: The history of the United States of America from the colonial era to the present. [e]
- Colonial America [r]: The eastern United States and parts of Canada from the time of European settlement to the time of the American Revolution. [e]
Subtopics
- American Revolution, military history [r]: military history of the American Revolution from 1775 to 1781 [e]
- American Revolution, naval history [r]: Operations by the Royal Navy, French Navy and fledgling United States Navy during the American Revolution, along with minor participation by other naval forces [e]
- George Washington [r]: (1732-1799) First U.S. President (from 1789 to 1797) and commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. [e]
- George III [r]: 1738–1820; King of Great Britain and Ireland; following the Act of Union 1800, he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; reigned 1760–1820. [e]
- U.S. Declaration of Independence [r]: Document formally declaring the independence of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain, July 4, 1776. [e]
- Articles of Confederation [r]: Unratified governmental contract from the Second Continental Congress (1977) that was replaced in 1789 by the newly ratified U.S. Constitution. [e]
- John Locke [r]: (1632–1704) English empiricist philosopher. [e]
- The Enlightenment [r]: An 18th-century movement in Western philosophy and intellectual life generally, that emphasized the power or reason and science to understand and reform the world. [e]
- Edmund Burke [r]: (1729–97) British political thinker who opposed the French Revolution and developed a coherent conservative philosophy. [e]
- Common Sense (Thomas Paine) [r]: A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine during the American Revolution, originally published on January 10, 1776 in Philadelphia. [e]
- Republicanism, U.S. [r]: The guiding political value system of the United States. [e]
- Republicanism [r]: The political ideology of a nation as a republic, with an emphasis on liberty, rule by the people, and the civic virtue practiced by citizens. [e]
- U.S. slavery era [r]: The history of black slavery in the United States. [e]
- Glorious Revolution [r]: (1688 - 89) Largely bloodless events which deposed King James VII and II (of Scotland and England), brought William and Mary to the thrones and established the monarchy on a contract basis. [e]
- French and Indian War [r]: (1754-1763) The American extension of the European conflict known as the Seven Years' War. [e]
- French Revolution [r]: The revolutionary episode in France that deposed the king and the aristocracy, created a republic, and included a period of terror, in which thousands were killed or driven into exile. [e]
- Jay Treaty [r]: Treaty between U.S. and Britain, ratified 1795, which settled numerous commercial and other issues left over from the American Revolution. [e]
- François Joseph Paul de Grasse [r]: An admiral of the French Navy, who provided decisive support to the Colonial side in the American Revolution, culminating in the Battle of Yorktown [e]
Founding Fathers
- John Adams [r]: (1735-1826) Second U.S. President (from 1797 to 1801), attorney who successfully defended participants of the Boston Massacre of 1770, and a U.S. founding father. [e]
- Benjamin Franklin [r]: 1706-1790, American statesman and scientist, based in Philadelphia. [e]
- Alexander Hamilton [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thomas Jefferson [r]: Add brief definition or description
- James Madison [r]: Add brief definition or description
- George Washington [r]: (1732-1799) First U.S. President (from 1789 to 1797) and commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. [e]
- No taxation without representation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thomas Paine [r]: Add brief definition or description