Declaration of Independence 1776 -The document written by Thomas Jefferson, claiming independence from Great Britain based on the philosophies of Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone.
Lexington and Concord: First battles of the Revolution -British planned to arrest American Leaders -Paul Revere made his famous ride to warn about the British attack.
Saratoga: turning point of the war -Important victory because if influenced foreign nations to support America in its war against England -France used its Navy in the Americans effort for Victory
Yorktown: last major battle of the war -French ships prevented British supplies reaching Yorktown. -British surrender because of lack of supplies -British lost hope of winning the war and began to negotiating the Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Paris 1783: ended the American Revolution -The 13 colonies became independent from England -The boundaries of the new nation were the Mississippi river to the west, Canada to the North, and Spanish Florida to the South.