American Revolution

4. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference
5. washington was an important military general
7. of Confederation, was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
8. congress the body of delegates who spoke and acted collectively for the people of the colony-states
9. people who fought for freedom were in the

1. of independence the formal proclamation that the colonies would now be an independent country separate from Great Britain
2. of Rights the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
3. Franklin was one of the founding fathers and helped write the Declaration of Independence
4. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
6. Tea Party, incident where tea was dumped into the Harbor as an act of protest