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- 3. Punitive laws passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party that increased colonial resistance.
- 6. System allowing each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.
- 8. Principle that divides government authority among legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
- 12. First permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia in 1607.
- 15. Protest in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose taxation and British control.
- 17. Political leader often called the “Father of the Constitution” because of his major role in its creation.
- 18. Colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.
- 20. Rights believed to belong to all people, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- 23. Writer whose pamphlet helped convince many colonists that independence from Britain was necessary.
- 24. First national government of the United States, which created a weak central government.
- 25. Agreement that created a two-house Congress with representation based on population in one chamber and equality in the other.
- 26. Virginia statesman who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
- 27. Continent from which most early voluntary immigrants to the English colonies originated.
- 28. Group that supported ratification of the Constitution and favored a stronger national government.
- 29. Uprising by Massachusetts farmers that exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
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- 1. Law requiring colonists to provide housing or accommodations for British troops.
- 2. British laws that taxed imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
- 4. Colonial protest group known for resisting British taxation and organizing actions against British policies.
- 5. Essays written to persuade Americans to support ratification of the Constitution.
- 7. Massachusetts battles in 1775 that marked the beginning of armed conflict in the American Revolution.
- 9. 1770 confrontation in which British soldiers killed five colonists, increasing anti-British anger.
- 10. Thomas Paine pamphlet that argued openly for American independence from Britain.
- 11. Group that feared a powerful national government and demanded stronger protections for individual rights.
- 13. Document that established the structure and powers of the United States federal government.
- 14. 1776 document explaining why the colonies were separating from Britain and identifying natural rights.
- 16. British law that placed a direct tax on printed materials in the colonies.
- 19. English religious group that established settlements in New England seeking to build a society based on their beliefs.
- 21. Colonists who supported independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
- 22. Constitutional agreement that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation.