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- 2. Author sense
- 6. South Carolina militia leader nicknamed the "Swamp Fox" for guerilla warfare on the British during the American Revolution.
- 8. A formal written message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- 9. a type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
- 10. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of press "ought not to be restrained."
- 13. plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies
- 16. incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists
- 20. a soldier who fights for pay, often from a different country
- 21. Groups of countries that are friends (Like teams)
- 22. A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution
- 25. Sewed the first American flag
- 26. to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender
- 28. (Seven Years' War) a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 hat led to the end of French power of North America
- 29. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming
- 31. The king of France during the revolutionary war, supported the american cause.
- 33. stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents to increase taxes
- 35. Americans who supported the British
- 36. Branch Petition An offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George lll
- 38. to approve
- 39. series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party the were very strict
- 40. King of England during the Revolutionary War
- 41. Tax on tea
- 42. Author of the Declaration of Independence
- 43. a letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of protest to the colonies
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- 1. a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies said "Give me liberty or give me death."
- 3. Patriot leader and president of the Second Continental Congress; first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
- 4. Assistance legal document that allowed British customs officials to inspect a ship's cargo without giving a reason
- 5. Sense (Booklet) A book written by thomas paine in
- 7. A young woman from the muncy area that was the only one willing to go to warn other settlers that Fort Muncy was safe.
- 11. law passed by the British Parliament setting taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies
- 12. Colonists who favored war from Britain
- 14. American General who was labeled a traitor when he assisted the British in a failed attempt to take the American fort at West Point.
- 15. Young spy from Connecticut who volunteered to steal information from British; captured and hanged by British; became a martyr for Revolutionary cause
- 16. protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped british tea into boston harbor costing over $1 million
- 17. Milita of the 13 Colonies, got their name for being rrady in at a minutes notice
- 18. Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutrition
- 19. rights that cannot be taken away
- 23. 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
- 24. The fort which George Washington built in the Ohio Valley to protect the English from the French.
- 27. A person who betrays his or her country
- 30. to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services
- 32. French soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.
- 34. heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat
- 37. American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792) said " I have not yet begun to fight."