Guided Reading Activity 17-4 The American Revolution
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks below as you read Section 4.
1. The United Kingdom of
came into existence in 1707, when the
governments of England and Scotland were united.
2. By 1757 Britain controlled
English colonies on the eastern coast of
the present United States.
3. After the Seven Years' War, British leaders wanted to get new
from the colonies.
4. In 1765 Parliament imposed the
which required legal documents
to carry a stamp showing that a tax had been paid to
5. Fighting finally erupted between colonists and the British army in April 1775 in
and
6. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the
7. When General Cornwallis was forced to surrender to the American and French forces
at
the British decided to end the war.
8. The
signed in 1783, recognized the
of the
American colonies and granted American control of territory to the
River
9. The proposed Constitution created a
system, in which the
national and state governments shared power.
10. The
guaranteed freedom of religion, speech, press, the right to
bear arms, and trial by jury.
SECTION 17-4