1.3 Revolution in the Colonies

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  1. 2. ______ troops prevented British victory in the South
  2. 3. The _______ of 1763 was considered an act of tyranny
  3. 7. The _____ were a group that formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act
  4. 8. The American Revolution impacted other parts of the world by encouraging other nations to ____ for their independence
  5. 11. The goal of the First Continental Congress was to find a _________ to the conflicts with Great Britain
  6. 12. People are born with _____ rights as described in the Declaration of Independence
  7. 14. _______ (2 words)gained territory in North America as a result of the FIW
  8. 15. A ______ of the Continental army at the start of he war was supply shortages
  9. 16. At the ____ Continental Congress, the decision was made to form an army
  10. 17. ____ became an ally after the victory battle at Saratoga
  11. 19. George Washington was chosen to be a military leader because he had __________
  12. 20. The British government had a large war _____
  13. 21. ________ (2 words), a patriot, gave a famous speech that ended with the words “give me liberty, or give me death!”
  14. 23. American defeat in Brooklyn, New York, in August 1776 was caused due to ______ soldiers
Down
  1. 1. European countries came to the aid of America as an effect of the American victory battle at _______
  2. 4. The ________ (2 words)Petition was sent by the Second Continental Congress to ask King George to make peace with the colonies
  3. 5. Many people in Britain not support the war because the ____ to taxpayers was too high
  4. 6. ____ (2 words) was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to create anti-British sentiment
  5. 9. The ________ Acts were an effect of the Boston Tea Party
  6. 10. Washington’s military strategy after 1776 was to fight a _________ ware & tire the British out
  7. 13. The Declaration of Independence was _______ on July 4, 1776
  8. 14. According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from _______
  9. 18. The mood of most colonies was_____ immediately after the events at Lexington and Concord
  10. 22. Several colonies began to take steps to ____ slavery as an effect of African Americans helping the cause for independence
  11. 24. Parliament responded to the colonists' protests against the Stamp Act by having it_____