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- 4. the colonies won their independence from British control
- 5. who called for independence from Great Britain, during the American Revolution.
- 8. God
- 11. signed by Great Britain and France in 1763, officially ending the French and Indian
- 12. opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
- 15. sole control of the supply of a good or service
- 16. Party
- 17. colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as
- 21. the United States
- 23. first military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in
- 24. American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
- 25. the social contract
- 26. each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
- 27. a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston
- 28. a person, or a group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs
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- 1. a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the
- 2. Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
- 3. the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature
- 6. author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of
- 7. signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783;
- 9. the war between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1775 and 1783, in
- 10. English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights
- 13. agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in
- 14. Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me
- 18. on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
- 19. the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
- 20. American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought
- 22. the philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government