American Revolution

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  1. 2. Approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776
  2. 4. Thomas Paine wrote this persuasive pamphlet prior to the war
  3. 8. 10 amendments to the Constitution
  4. 10. Created a federal system in which the national government and the states shared power
  5. 12. Recognized the independence of the American colonies
  6. 13. A change or addition to the terms of a contract or document
  7. 14. British parliament imposed this on the American colonies as a way to increase revenue
  8. 15. British leaders sought new revenues after this event
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  1. 1. Ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution
  2. 3. A political protest against "taxation without representation"
  3. 5. The right to govern through the consent of the people
  4. 6. Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the war
  5. 7. Skirmishes between British soldiers and colonists led to this event
  6. 9. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  7. 11. The Constitution was based on his Enlightenment ideas