United States History

2. Enlisted in the Continental army months after the battle of Yorktown.
5. What were German mercenaries called?
7. What was the first decisive victory for the Continental army?
8. A total repudiation of the principle of a confederation of states.
9. What battle took place in late August 1776?
11. What was the third land act in 1787 called?
14. The country's first and only instance of a threatened military group.
15. Who was the hero of several American battles?
17. List of basic individual liberties that government could not abridge.
19. First to win freedom in a Massachusetts court.
20. A composite group, united mainly in their desire to block the Consitution.

1. The worst battle of the entire war, a devastating defeat.
3. A young Virginia planter?
4. Who is the author of Common Sense?
6. An expensive British victory?
10. On June 14th Congress voted to create?
12. Who dashed off Letters from a Farmer in 1767?
13. Who was a bold commander who also quickly chased out the remaining Continentals?
16. What caused leaders throughout the country to worry about the confederations ability to handle civil disorder.
18. Where was the Second Continental Congress assembled?