"No taxation without representation" became the colonial battle ______.
The British had a clear ______ to keep the colonies within the British Empire.
Most colonial governments had two house legislatures, elected by _______.
During the 1700s, England had the world's most __________ army and navy.
In 1770, Colonists and British soldiers clash in the Boston _________.
Not all Americans were given the same rights. __________ Africa Americans were left out of the equation.
In 1791, Ten _________, the Bill of Rights, are added to the Constitution.
By the mid 1700s, most Americans took ________ in being in charge of their own governments.
Colonists had and expected more _________ than they had in England.
In 1775, The American __________ begins.
Each colony was fiercely ________, but together viewed themselves as completely different than societies across the Atlantic.
"American" society generally valued _________ and opportunity.
The _________ original states adopt the Articles of Confederation in 1777.
Not satisfied with the __________ of freedom embedded in the Constitution, many leaders urged the creation of the Bill of Rights.
African-American slaves and indentured servants also had __________ on their freedom.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution focus on guarantees of individual ___________, including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to legal counsel and trial by jury.
Colonists wanted to move ______, but the Proclamation of 1763 forbid settlement beyond the Appalachian Mtns.
America won its independence and would be unique in the world of its day: a self-governing ___________.
In April of 1775, the words were exchanged for bullets as Massachusetts became the hotbed for __________.