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- The Proclamation of 1763 was put forth by the British Empire to keep settlers from moving further West than the __________ Mountains.
- The King on the British throne at the time of the American Revolution was King ______ III.
- A period known as the _____________ provided much of the philosophy taken up by the American revolutionaries.
- A famous slogan of the American revolution is found on a yellow flag featuring a snake that says "Don't _____ on me".
- A prevailing belief among American revolutionaries was that humans had a _______ _____ to overthrow their government in the event of tyranny. (2 words)
- In the colonies, many of the more philosophical citizens did not want a privileged _____ of citizens such as existed in Britain.
- There were _____ men in charge of drafting the Declaration of Independence.
- Using the __________ Acts, the British attempted to keep tight control over the economy in the Colonies.
- Patrick Henry is quoted as saying, "Give me liberty or give me _____!"
- The British considered members of the Continental Congress to be ________, disloyal to the government.
- Once the threat to American colonies from the ______ government ended, the revolutionary period began.
- Directly prior to the American Revolutionary War, the British Empire had just fought the French and ______ War.
- Certain churches in American encouraged their members to join the revolution because they were opposed to the Church of _______.
- During the American Revolution, gold and silver were represented in _______ form for trading purposes.
- Abigail Adams was one example of a woman instilling republican values into her child through a role called republican __________.
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- The Bill of Rights contains constitutional __________.
- The ______ ___ Party is a famous event led by Samuel Adams wherein American revolutionaries dumped what would be well over half a million pounds of a product into the sea. (2 words)
- The American revolutionaries wanted a form of government that would 'responsible to the will of the ______'.
- The __________ Act by the British infuriated Americans because it means the British soldiers had to be housed by Americans at the hosts' costs.
- A popular pamphlet from Thomas Paine, circulated at the start of the American Revolution, was called ______ _____.
- The Second Continental Congress was held in the American city of ____________, the City of Brotherly Love.
- One of the first hotspots for revolutionary activity that the British responded to with force was the city of ______, Massachusetts.
- The Puritans fought the concept of a _________, believing all men were created equal.
- The British Empire ran the American Colonies under the __________ system designed to profit the Empire through economic activities in the Colonies.
- The American revolutionaries rejected the authority of the __________ of Great Brittan.
- There were ________ colonies that took part in the American Revolution.
- The ideas of ____ _____ about liberty were a big influence on the American revolutionaries. (2 words)
- Each colony established its own _________ Congress prior to the American Revolution.
- The founders of the United States of America did not want a direct democracy for fear of ___ rule.
- The form of rule that the colonists opposed and Great Britain was ruled by, is known as ________, meaning 'rule by one'.
- The Treaty of _____ was signed in 1783.
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