The American Revolution

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  1. 3. - Initial governing document of the U.S. that proved too weak.
  2. 8. - Product dumped into the harbor during a colonial protest.
  3. 10. - 1765 act that taxed documents, sparking colonial protests.
  4. 11. - European ally of the American colonists during the Revolution.
  5. 14. - Intellectual movement that inspired ideas of rights and governance.
  6. 16. - Colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution.
  7. 19. - The agreement of Paris in 1783 that recognized U.S. independence.
  8. 20. - Document that replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1787.
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  1. 1. - River marking the western boundary of the United States in 1783.
  2. 2. - City where colonists staged a famous tea protest in 1773.
  3. 4. - Frenchman who supported the American Revolution.
  4. 5. - Battle that convinced France to join the American colonists.
  5. 6. - British acts punishing Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
  6. 7. - The goal of the American Revolution declared in 1776.
  7. 9. - Author of the Declaration of Independence.
  8. 12. - A movement to overthrow a government or social order.
  9. 13. - First president of the United States.
  10. 15. - Philosopher who emphasized natural rights and the consent of the governed.
  11. 17. - Key grievance of American colonists against British policies.
  12. 18. - Site of the decisive victory that ended the American Revolution.