American Revolution

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  1. 3. commodities bought from a foreign country
  2. 5. Washington 1st President of the United States
  3. 8. Convention the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
  4. 11. of Rights a statement of fundamental rights and privileges
  5. 12. and Concord The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
  6. 14. Tea Party demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Native Americans) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
  7. 15. Act an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766 Tariff- a government tax on imports or exports
  8. 16. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  9. 18. the legislature of the United States government
  10. 20. of Confederation a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  11. 22. a friendly nation
  12. 23. charge against a citizen's person or property or activity
  13. 25. Hamilton United States statesman and leader of the Federalists
  14. 26. and Indian War a war in North America between France and Britain
  15. 28. of Independence the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress- (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
  16. 29. provide housing for military personnel
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  1. 1. Hill the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
  2. 2. one who settles or establishes a settlement in a new region
  3. 4. British soldier; so-called because of his red coat Revolution the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
  4. 6. III King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
  5. 7. Revere American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
  6. 9. a geographical area controlled by a distant country
  7. 10. Congress the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
  8. 11. of Saratoga a battle during the American Revolution
  9. 13. Franklin printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
  10. 17. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  11. 19. one who loves and defends his or her country
  12. 21. Adams American Revolutionary leader and patriot
  13. 24. freedom from control or influence of another or others
  14. 27. in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution