American Revolution

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R C L I B E R T Y L
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I H C T R A I T O R S M O M
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M O T H E R H O O D L Y

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  1. The Proclamation of 1763 was put forth by the British Empire to keep settlers from moving further West than the __________ Mountains.
  2. The King on the British throne at the time of the American Revolution was King ______ III.
  3. A period known as the _____________ provided much of the philosophy taken up by the American revolutionaries.
  4. A famous slogan of the American revolution is found on a yellow flag featuring a snake that says "Don't _____ on me".
  5. A prevailing belief among American revolutionaries was that humans had a _______ _____ to overthrow their government in the event of tyranny. (2 words)
  6. In the colonies, many of the more philosophical citizens did not want a privileged _____ of citizens such as existed in Britain.
  7. There were _____ men in charge of drafting the Declaration of Independence.
  8. Using the __________ Acts, the British attempted to keep tight control over the economy in the Colonies.
  9. Patrick Henry is quoted as saying, "Give me liberty or give me _____!"
  10. The British considered members of the Continental Congress to be ________, disloyal to the government.
  11. Once the threat to American colonies from the ______ government ended, the revolutionary period began.
  12. Directly prior to the American Revolutionary War, the British Empire had just fought the French and ______ War.
  13. Certain churches in American encouraged their members to join the revolution because they were opposed to the Church of _______.
  14. During the American Revolution, gold and silver were represented in _______ form for trading purposes.
  15. Abigail Adams was one example of a woman instilling republican values into her child through a role called republican __________.

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  1. The Bill of Rights contains constitutional __________.
  2. 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)
  3. The American revolutionaries wanted a form of government that would 'responsible to the will of the ______'.
  4. The __________ Act by the British infuriated Americans because it means the British soldiers had to be housed by Americans at the hosts' costs.
  5. A popular pamphlet from Thomas Paine, circulated at the start of the American Revolution, was called ______ _____.
  6. The Second Continental Congress was held in the American city of ____________, the City of Brotherly Love.
  7. One of the first hotspots for revolutionary activity that the British responded to with force was the city of ______, Massachusetts.
  8. The Puritans fought the concept of a _________, believing all men were created equal.
  9. The British Empire ran the American Colonies under the __________ system designed to profit the Empire through economic activities in the Colonies.
  10. The American revolutionaries rejected the authority of the __________ of Great Brittan.
  11. There were ________ colonies that took part in the American Revolution.
  12. The ideas of ____ _____ about liberty were a big influence on the American revolutionaries. (2 words)
  13. Each colony established its own _________ Congress prior to the American Revolution.
  14. The founders of the United States of America did not want a direct democracy for fear of ___ rule.
  15. The form of rule that the colonists opposed and Great Britain was ruled by, is known as ________, meaning 'rule by one'.
  16. The Treaty of _____ was signed in 1783.


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