American Revolution Summer School

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  1. 8. As a result of the Battle of ______ George Washington surprised and defeated a group of Hessian soldiers.
  2. 9. This was a colonist who supported the king.
  3. 12. Congress/ The legislative body that met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of Independence was the .....
  4. 14. This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 colonies.
  5. 15. The French nobleman who accompanied Washington for most of the war and lobbied for the French King to help the Americans.
  6. 16. The law that decreed that the colonist could not settle to the west of the Appalachian Mountains was called the _____ of 1763.
  7. 17. The man responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence was.....
  8. 20. Washington/ Who commanded the Continental Army?
  9. 22. This secret society formed by British patriots stirred a protest movement to upset British policies.
  10. 24. This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.
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  1. 1. When Britain did not enforce the Navigation Acts it was an example of _________
  2. 2. This enslaved person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.
  3. 3. Which battle started the American Revolution?
  4. 4. Massacre/ This event happened when a crowd of protesters threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers, who fired into the crowd.
  5. 5. The poster with a snake that aims to get the colonies to be united says what three words?
  6. 6. His beliefs about natural rights helped influence the Declaration of Independence.
  7. 7. The Battle of ...... ended the Revolutionary War.
  8. 10. What was the religious movement that helped unite the American colonies?
  9. 11. The American Colonists were ______ after the French and Indian War because Britain was in debt.
  10. 13. This was a colonist who resisted British rule.
  11. 18. Written by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet sold 500,000 copies and helped sway colonists towards independence.
  12. 19. These were colonists who could prepare to fight in a very short period of time.
  13. 21. The Proclamation of 1763 made colonists angry because it blocked them from moving west.
  14. 23. (who helped) the Americans be able to defeat the British?