People & Groups
This group stayed loyal to Great Britain during the Revolution.
Loyalists
Colonists refused to buy certain goods from Britain; this is called a __.
Boycott
This paper said all people have unalienable rights and announced independence.
Declaration Independence
The final major battle where the British surrendered and the war ended was at __.
Yorktown
The Articles of Confederation were the United States' first __.
Constitution
This group organized protests like the Stamp Act protests.
Sons of Liberty
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor in a protest called the __.
Boston Tea Party
A short, powerful pamphlet that told colonists they should be independent was called __.
Common Sense
The American victory at this battle helped convince France to support the United States.
Saratoga
Under the Articles of Confederation most power belonged to the __.
The states
These were local groups made up of ordinary people ready to fight when needed.
Militia
A violent clash in which British soldiers fired on colonists, increasing tensions before the war.
Boston Massacre
The first plan of government for the United States was called the __.
Articles of Confederation
Small fights at the start of the war happened at Lexington and __.
Concord
An event that showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation was called __ Rebellion.
Shays’ Rebellion
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
George Washington
Groups formed to share news quickly between colonies were called __.
Committees of Correspondence
The first ten amendments added to the Constitution to protect individual rights are called the __.
Bill of Rights
An agreement between countries to help each other in war is called an __.
Alliance
The meeting held in 1787 to write a new Constitution was the __.
Constitutional Convention
People who supported the new Constitution and stronger national government were called __.
Federalists
A series of laws passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party were called the __.
Intolerable Acts
The part at the very beginning of the Constitution that explains its purpose is called the __.
Preamble
The place where Washington and his army spent a tough winter but did not give up was __.
Valley Forge
The idea that the government's power comes from the people is called __.
Popular sovereignty