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- From the time of the Declaration of Independence until the ratification of the Constitution, the United States functioned without
- In 1774 —— the Royal head of England urged parliament to take quick action to punish Massachusetts
- After reading it, King George issued a proclamation stating that the colonies were in rebellion and urging Parliament to order a naval blockade of the American coast.
- It was the document that announced that people have unalienable rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
- Its members signed their names to the following vow: "We mutually pledge to each other our lives our fortunes and our sacred honor."
- Adding a bill of rights to the Constitution was largely supported by the
- Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on
- It was the group of colonists who sided with the views of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson.
- He led the Spanish explorers who conquered the Aztecs
- Shay's rebellion was a protest by farmers who faced problems from?
- It declared American independence on July 2, 1776 and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
- He planned the colony of New Spain, naming its capital Mexico City.
- In 1774 parliament passed what the colonists call the —— a series of measures that among other things shut down Boston harbor and authorized British commanders to house soldiers in private homes
- Explain how various factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolution. -- Explain British advantages
- They came to Central and North America in search of gold
- It recognized the Minutemen as the Continental Army, appointed George Washington as the army's commander, and authorized the printing of paper money to pay its troops.
- In 1770 tensions rose between Britain and the colonists when the —— leaves Crispus Attucks and four others dead
- In 1773 colonists staged the —— to send a forceful message to Britain communicating their feelings about the tea act
- In 1774 the —— rallied around the colonists of Boston quickly moving into action and assembling the first continental congress
- In 1772 the assemblies of Massachusetts and Virginia set up —— to communicate with other colonies about British threats to the colonists liberties