Vocab

3. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation trade
6. A person who wants slavery to end
9. American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
10. 1765 tax imposed on colonists by British on paper, playing cards, and dice
12. A forcible overthrow of a government for a new system
14. Being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
15. American colonists who were faithful to Britain and opposed the war for independence
16. A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War
17. An amount of money borrowed by one party from another that needs to be paid back.
18. Stopping relationships with an entity in protest

1. What people are born with and cannot be taken away
2. A secret society of colonists opposing British policies and taxes
4. Adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced the thirteen colonies as independent from Britain
5. The legislative assembly made of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution
7. Non-traditional war tactics; small groups of warriors/ sudden ambushes
8. An amount of money borrowed by one party from another that needs to be paid back.
11. Militia formed in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress + led by General George Washington
13. This 1215 document limited the English king's powers and recognizes basic rights of citizens
14. A philosophy movement in the 18th century that used reason, not religion, to understand the world