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- 2. ______ troops prevented British victory in the South
- 3. The _______ of 1763 was considered an act of tyranny
- 7. The _____ were a group that formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act
- 8. The American Revolution impacted other parts of the world by encouraging other nations to ____ for their independence
- 11. The goal of the First Continental Congress was to find a _________ to the conflicts with Great Britain
- 12. People are born with _____ rights as described in the Declaration of Independence
- 14. _______ (2 words)gained territory in North America as a result of the FIW
- 15. A ______ of the Continental army at the start of he war was supply shortages
- 16. At the ____ Continental Congress, the decision was made to form an army
- 17. ____ became an ally after the victory battle at Saratoga
- 19. George Washington was chosen to be a military leader because he had __________
- 20. The British government had a large war _____
- 21. ________ (2 words), a patriot, gave a famous speech that ended with the words “give me liberty, or give me death!”
- 23. American defeat in Brooklyn, New York, in August 1776 was caused due to ______ soldiers
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- 1. European countries came to the aid of America as an effect of the American victory battle at _______
- 4. The ________ (2 words)Petition was sent by the Second Continental Congress to ask King George to make peace with the colonies
- 5. Many people in Britain not support the war because the ____ to taxpayers was too high
- 6. ____ (2 words) was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to create anti-British sentiment
- 9. The ________ Acts were an effect of the Boston Tea Party
- 10. Washington’s military strategy after 1776 was to fight a _________ ware & tire the British out
- 13. The Declaration of Independence was _______ on July 4, 1776
- 14. According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from _______
- 18. The mood of most colonies was_____ immediately after the events at Lexington and Concord
- 22. Several colonies began to take steps to ____ slavery as an effect of African Americans helping the cause for independence
- 24. Parliament responded to the colonists' protests against the Stamp Act by having it_____