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3. the day when british troops shot into a large group of colonists and killed several
7. an agreement for mutual benefit between an individual, group, or community and its government.
9. a person, or group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs
10. the sole control of the supply of a good or service
11. English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights and the social contract
12. this pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine and published in 1776, inspired colonists to declare and fight for independence
14. a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

1. what officially ended the revolutionary war
2. what was the day when colonists dressed as indians and threw tea in the water
4. The act by which the Continental Congress declared the colonies to be free and independent of England on July 4, 1776
5. was the first president of the united states
6. colonists who called for independence from Great Britain, during the American Revolution
8. American colonists who were ready to fight at a minutes notice; these soldiers fought against the British army at the battle of Lexington and Concord
13. British law passed in 1756 that imposed a tax on all printed materials; contributed to the start of the American Revolutionary War