American Revolution Crossword Puzzle - Adriana Wilson

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  1. 6. A founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury
  2. 7. A group of American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies, led the war for independence from Great Britain,and built a frame of government for the new United States of America during the later decades of the 18th century.
  3. 9. A collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788 that urged the ratification of the United States Constitution, which had been debated and drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787
  4. 12. A series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies
  5. 13. King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, known for losing the American colonies and going mad
  6. 14. A political protest that happened on December 16, 1773 over unfair tax
  7. 15. Paul Revere was instructed by the Sons of Liberty to ride to Lexington, Mass., to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them
  8. 18. Made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
  9. 19. A document that officially records the proclamation that the United States is an independent country from Great Britain.
  10. 20. The 1765 act actually prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes
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  1. 1. A British army officer who served as general and surrendered at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, which effectively ended hostilities and led to peace negotiations between Great Britain and the United States
  2. 2. A founding father who drafted the Declaration of Independence
  3. 3. Helped launch the French Revolution in 1789. He served in the National Assembly and drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man
  4. 4. British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially trade laws, as long as British colonies remained loyal to the government of, and contributed to the economic growth of their parent country, England, in the 18th century
  5. 5. Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government
  6. 8. Refined as a fundamental right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence to freely pursue joy and live life in a way that makes you happy, as long as you don't do anything illegal or violate the rights of others
  7. 10. An ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791
  8. 11. An American statesman and Founding Father who served the United States in numerous government offices, including the Supreme Court where he served as the first chief justice
  9. 16. A Declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain
  10. 17. The first president, a founding father