US History Terms to Know

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  1. 3. The name of the war fought against the British for America's independence
  2. 4. The colony founded in Massachusetts by the Pilgrims
  3. 8. Someone who believes the U.S. should stay a part of Britain
  4. 9. The event in Boston where angry settlers threw tea off of British ships in protest.
  5. 10. Information, either true or false that is meant to influence your opinion.
  6. 11. A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
  7. 15. The holiday celebrated each year on the day Americans declared independence.
  8. 17. The militiamen in Boston who were known to be ready in a minute.
  9. 18. The form over government the U.S. has under the Articles of Confederation
  10. 19. The number of original colonies in the United States
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  1. 1. Someone who thinks the U.S. should break off from Britain
  2. 2. The last battle of the Revolutionary War
  3. 5. The country that allied with the U.S. in the war against Britain
  4. 6. The English philosopher who came up with the idea of "Life, Liberty and Property"
  5. 7. The act that placed a tax on all paper goods
  6. 12. The person who ran down the streets yelling "The British are coming" and drew the "Bloody Boston Massacre" drawing.
  7. 13. The first successful British colony in Virginia
  8. 14. The abbreviation for the U.S's first government
  9. 16. The British colony of people who disappeared in 1587