APUSH ch 3.4-3.6

deism

a philosophical belief that a supreme creator God made the universe, set its natural laws, and then stepped back without interfering in human affairs

rationalism

a philosophical view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge

social contract

an implicit or explicit agreement between individuals and a government or society that defines the rights, duties, and responsibilities of each

thomas paines common sense

He stated clearly that the colonies should break ties with britain completely and rule themselves. He said it was “common sense” that a continent separated from the motherland should be separated and ruled on its own. This idea quickly spread and gainly support 

the first continental congress

a meeting of 56 delegates from 12 of the 13 American colonies (Georgia did not attend) held from September 5 to October 26, [1774](), at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia to coordinate a unified response to the British Intolerable Acts

second continental congress

a meeting of delegates from the 13 American colonies that acted as the de facto national government during the American Revolutionary War

the olive branch petition

a final attempt by the Second Continental Congress in July 1775 to avoid a full war with Great Britain by pledging loyalty to King George

declaration of indepence

the historic text adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were now independent states free from British rule

tories

they were the loyalist and got their named from the major party in parliment

yorktown

the last major battle of the revolutionary war in 1781

treaty of paris

1. Britain would recognize the united states as an independent nation

2. The mississippi river would be the western boundary of that nation

3. Americans would have fishing rights off the coast of canada

4. Americans would pay debts owed to british merchants and honor loyalists claims to property confiscated during the war.