Key People

   1.  King of England

   2.  Elected Delegates from 12 of the 13 Colonies

   3.  Thomas Paine - Common Sense

   4.  John Jay

   5.  George Washington

   6.  More to come....

Purpose/Causes

Purpose:

   1.  To seek a resolution with England

   2.  To seek independence from England if no resolution could be found.

Causes:

   Primary: 

   1.  150 years of local self-government, established by conscience and constitutions.

   2.  Denial of rights of English citizens to the colonists.

   Seconday:   (Trigger)

   1.  Intolerable Acts

   2.  Denial of Redress

   3.  Tyranny

Principles of Government

   1.  Purpose of Government is to secure the inalienable rights of the people.

   2.  All men are created equal.

   3.  New Testament principles for dealing with tyranny:

     -  Protest (redress)

     -  Flight

     -  Fight in self-defense

Historical Significance

Led to:

1.  The Declaration of Independence

2.  The Constitution of the Unite States

3.  The first Constitutional Federal Republic