Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

American Revolution - answersThe war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence. Declaration of Independence - answersthe document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain authored by Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson - answersauthor of the Declaration of Independence. He borrowed ideas on natural rights from John Locke The Bill of ...