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]
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]
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]
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]