American Revolution Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. Neglect – British policy of loosely enforcing colonial regulations.
  2. 6. Acts – Series of punitive laws passed after the Boston Tea Party.
  3. 8. Acts – 1767 laws that placed taxes on imports like glass, paper, and tea.
  4. 10. – Philosopher who argued that people have natural rights.
  5. 11. of Correspondence – Colonial groups organized to share information and organize resistance.
  6. 13. of Liberty – Group led by Samuel Adams to protest British policies.
  7. 14. Sense – Pamphlet by Thomas Paine urging American independence.
  8. 16. Act – 1765 law taxing printed goods in the colonies.
  9. 17. Act – 1764 tax placed on foreign sugar and molasses.
  10. 18. – Enlightenment thinker who advocated for the separation of powers.
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  1. 1. Act – 1765 law requiring colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.
  2. 3. of Liberty – Group that helped to support the boycott of British goods.
  3. 4. Tea Party – 1773 protest in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
  4. 5. 1763 – British law prohibiting colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  5. 7. Massacre – 1770 conflict between colonists and British soldiers that left five dead.
  6. 9. courts – British maritime courts that tried colonial smuggling cases without a jury.
  7. 12. – Philosopher who influenced the idea of a social contract.
  8. 15. Attucks – First casualty of the Boston Massacre.