(a)   , a Maryland delegate, refuted the theory of “virtual” representation, noting that an American, no matter how wealthy, could not vote for a member of Parliament.

Ottawa chief _________, resisting white encroachment into the Ohio Valley and angry that the British government would stop distributing gifts to the tribes, led to war, May-November __________. At the Battle of Bushy Runn, Colonel Henry ___________broke through an Indian blockade and rescued Fort Pitt.

(a)  

Out-of-work people trashed the mansion of Lieutenant-Governor (a)   of Massachusetts because he was perceived to be in collusion with the royal Stamp Act collectors.

In 1766, Prime Minister (a)   slid into another bout of depression and accepted peerage in the House of Lords, removing his powerful speaking skills from the House of Commons, thus clearing the way for Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend to ram his new revenue acts through parliament.

What British military policy in North America heightened fears that London was conspiring to rob the American provinces of their "liberties?"

In protest of the (a)   revenue acts, the colonies adopted non-importation in a largely successful attempt to hurt British exporters and pro-British import houses.

The same day Prime Minister Frederick North asked Parliament to repeal the Townshend Duties, 5 March 1770, except the tax on tea, an event occurred known as the (a)   .

A loyalist (Tory) was loyal to the (a)   .

A patriot supported what?

(a)  

List three core geographic regions of patriot activism:

(a)  

How did Sarah Osborn and Phyllis Wheatley contribute to the growing anti-slavery movement?

The slaves of Boston pledged pro-crown support to the last royal governor of Massachusetts General Sir (a)   , if he would free them.

The Intolerable Acts of 1774-1775 (1) closed the port of _________, (2) made _____________ into a common Royal colony, (3) permitted the governor to use military force to suppress insurrection, (4) threatened to quarter soldiers at public expense, and for good measure, (5) the ___________Act restored French influence in Canada and the Ohio River Valley.

(a)  

The First (a)   (September 1774) adopted non-importation and denied Parliament’s right to levy external taxes on the colonies, but recognized Parliament’s right to regulate trade.

On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed General (a)   to command the New England militia besieging Boston.

New England militia repelled a British assault in the Battle of (a)   , in June 17, 1775.

In his 1776 pamphlet (a)   , author Thomas Paine drew from the natural world to justify American independence by observing that: “In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet.”

What was British strategy for 1776?

Lord Howe enveloped Washington's army and defeated in August 1776 at the battle of (a)   Island

General George Washington revived American Hopes with two small victories at ____________ in December 1776 and __________ January 1777.

(a)  

What was British strategy for 1777?

At ___________, New York, a British army under General John Burgoyne surrendered to American general Horatio _______ in October 1777.

(a)  

Who trained the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania?

(a)  

Washington's strategy after 1778 was to avoid major _________ and keep his army ________ in the hope of wearing out the British army in a war of _______.

(a)  

American forces suffered their worst defeat when general Benjamin Lincoln surrendered 5,000 men and the city of ________, South Carolina, to the British in May ________.

(a)  

After giving up on the Carolina's, Cornwallis and Tarleton moved to _________. A raid almost captured Thomas ________. The fighting ended at the siege of ____________, 19 October 1781.

(a)  

What was the 1786 Massachusetts Rebellion called?

(a)  

___________ ___________ proposed life terms for the president and the senators.

(a)  

The convention solved the problem of representation in Congress by giving big states seats in the lower house based on ______________ while all states, big and small, would get ___ senators each. This solution became known as the ____________________ Compromise. The ____________ College ensured no one part of the country would impose its will on the other states of the republic.

(a)  

Name the 1788 collection of essays written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison that proved crucial in prompting the states to ratify the constitution.

(a)  

The _____________ Ordinance of ______ act set the precedent for the organization of land into territories before they were divided into ____________. From this area (present Ohio, Indiana, and Great Lakes) Congress excluded ___________.

(a)