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- 2. last name of an ambitious young Virginian militia officer. He "struck the first blow against the French" by ambushing a French detachment on a peace mission. He retreated and created a crude stockade called Fort Necessity. A large group of French soldiers then attacked and Washington was forced to surrender and withdraw
- 8. ____________ Act - Law passed by Parliament in 1765 that taxed printed materials in the 13 colonies
- 9. On July 4, 1776 the __________ ___ _______was signed, Congress that ended the relationship between Britain and the American Colonies
- 11. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
- 14. Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they had no one representing them in Parliament and started using the phrase "NO _________ without representation"
- 16. American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
- 17. the money that was owed because of the war; Britain begins to tax the colonies to help pay down the debt
- 19. The Boston ___________ was violent clash between British troops and a Boston mob occurred on March 5, 1770. Five citizens were killed when the troops fired on the crowd that had been harassing them. The incident inflamed anti-British sentiment in the colony.
- 20. ______ ________ III the king of England from 1760 to 1820; the Declaration of Independence was written about him
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- 1. ____________ rights are rights that cannot be taken away; such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- 3. ____________ Act - a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British soldiers
- 4. members of the colonial militia were able to get ready so quickly for battle
- 5. "_____________ __________ 'round the world" nickname for the battle of Lexington and Concord; first time a colony revolted against its mother nation
- 6. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
- 7. Who was forced to give up control of their territories in North America following the French and Indian War
- 10. American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
- 12. __________ and Indian War was a conflict between Britain and France for control of territory in North America, lasting from 1754 to 1763; the Native Americans fought along with the French
- 13. to cancel an act or law
- 15. A refusal to buy or use goods and services.
- 18. Treaty of _____________ 1763 Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America., Britain gains controls of Canada and all land east of the Mississippi; Spain gains control of land west of the MIssissippi River