American History

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  1. 2. (1764), British law forced colonists to exchange their own printed money for British currency, reducing colonial money circulation.
  2. 3. Liberty, Secret colonial group formed to resist British taxation and enforcement, led by Samuel Adams.
  3. 4. Party, 1773 protest where colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped tea into Boston Harbor to oppose British taxes.
  4. 5. Virginia leader who opposed British taxation, famously saying, “If this be treason, make the most of it.”
  5. 7. Locally printed colonial money that was devalued by the Currency Act.
  6. 8. Law requiring colonists to house and supply British troops stationed in the colonies.
  7. 10. A Native American uprising led by Chief Pontiac against British forts and settlers after the French and Indian War.
  8. 13. A consolidation of northern colonies under Sir Edmund Andros enforced by King James II.
  9. 14. A 1739 slave uprising in South Carolina that resulted in stricter slave laws.
  10. 15. Law allowing the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists, undercutting local merchants.
  11. 16. ending the French and Indian War, granting Britain control of territory east of the Mississippi River.
  12. 18. Mountain range east of which colonists were forbidden to settle by the Proclamation of 1763.
  13. 22. British policy of loosely enforcing colonial laws so long as colonies remained economically productive.
  14. 23. Sites of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775, marking the start of armed conflict.
  15. 24. Civilian colonial militia who prepared to fight at a minute’s notice during the Revolutionary War.
  16. 25. British leader who helped turn the tide of the French and Indian War in favor of Britain.
  17. 26. African American dockworker killed in the Boston Massacre; remembered as the first casualty of the Revolution.
  18. 27. Meeting of colonial delegates to address grievances against British policies and plan resistance.
  19. 28. The overthrow of King James II in England, leading to William and Mary taking the throne and changes in colonial governance.
Down
  1. 1. (1766), Law stating that Parliament had authority to make laws and taxes "in all cases whatsoever" over the colonies.
  2. 3. Tax on molasses and sugar imports that increased customs enforcement and penalties for smuggling.
  3. 6. Laws requiring colonial goods to be shipped only through English ports to benefit Britain’s economy.
  4. 9. Officials appointed by the British crown to oversee colonial governments after the Glorious Revolution.
  5. 11. Tax on printed materials in the colonies, sparking widespread protest under the slogan “no taxation without representation.”
  6. 12. War, Conflict between Britain and France (with Native American allies) over territory in North America, ending in 1763.
  7. 17. Punitive British laws shutting down Boston Harbor and restricting Massachusetts self-government after the Boston Tea Party.
  8. 19. on imported goods like tea, glass, and paint to raise revenue from the colonies.
  9. 20. deadly confrontation in 1770 where British soldiers fired on colonists, killing five including Crispus Attucks.
  10. 21. British decree forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflicts with Native Americans.