AP U.S. History: Period 3 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws
  2. 8. first form of government created by the U.S.
  3. 10. German soldiers for hire; fought on behalf of the British
  4. 15. colonial region known for production of whale oil and ships
  5. 16. document that demanded the colonists' independence from Britain
  6. 17. synonym for national
  7. 19. name of the battles where “the shot heard ‘round the world” occurred
  8. 21. first president of the United States of America
Down
  1. 1. act of revolt against the British and their tax on tea in the Colonies
  2. 2. people fighting against American Independence
  3. 3. conflict that necessitated British taxation of the North American Colonies
  4. 4. year in which the Constitution was written
  5. 6. a tax on all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice
  6. 7. group of people who supported a strong national government
  7. 9. colonial region known for using forced labor to harvest cash crops on plantations
  8. 11. synonym for Southern colonies
  9. 12. group of people who opposed a strong national government
  10. 13. colonial region known as the "bread basket of America"
  11. 14. name of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, which set forth his arguments in favor of American independence
  12. 18. name of the army fighting for American Independence
  13. 20. people fighting for American Independence