American Revolution

55 delegates from 12 colonies met in ______ to discuss how to respond to the Coercive Acts.

The ____________ created the first tax levied directly on the colonists.

During the _________, philosophes began to think and write about the nature of government.

Fighting broke out over control of ____________

The ____________ drew a line along the Appalachians which settlers could not cross.

Planters, lawyers, artisans, and merchants tended to favor __________.

After the Battle of Saratoga, France ___________

_________ was put in charge of the continental army.

The _______ formed in response to the Stamp Act.

Following the _______, pamphlets were printed which said "No taxation without representation."

Washington crossed the Delaware River and led a daring night raid and the Battle of _________

The Treaty of Paris set the _________ as the United States' western border.

The French and Indian War was fought mainly between the ____________.

The _____________ was more organized and better trained.

The greatest American defeat of the war was at ____________

The _______ reduced the tax on tea but kept the Townshend Duty.

The _______ ran aground while patrolling for smugglers and was burned by colonists.

_______ was a military victory for the British but a moral victory for the colonies.

The _________ allowed officials to seize goods without due process of law.

The __________ were designed to punish Massachusetts.

Loyalists, or _________, were still loyal to the British.

Cornwallis and his troops surrendered following their defeat at _____________

The Treaty of _______ ended the war in 1763.

The ___________ led to the repeal of all but one of the Townshend Acts.

The _________ helped lead to an American identity and fostered a spirit of rebelliousness.

At the __________, colonial leaders attempted to negotiate with the ________.

After Brandywine took Philadelphia, Washington set up winter camp at _______________

General Howe's two-part strategy included taking ______________