Chapter 5 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. An intense clashing of British and Americans leading to the first civilian deaths at British hands. (2 words)
- 4. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited expansion beyond this marker. (2 words)
- 6. The act of forcing someone to allow a soldier to live in a house
- 7. 1764 law that placed taxes on items like molasses and coffee
- 11. A French-built military base that halted American expansion during the French and Indian War. (2 words)
- 12. A 1766 law that Parliament passed to assure their right to tax any land they owned.
- 15. A goal the colonists had before the Revolution, "No taxation without ____________!"
- 17. A type of warfare the Indians used and was better suited for American land.
- 18. The first general who was sent to Fort Duquesne to overtake it.
- 20. A meeting in 1774 lasting 7 weeks as a way for Americans to come together against British oppression. The goal was NOT to become independent, but rather demand Britain for representation and change. (3 words)
- 21. Site of the second skirmish between the British and the minutemen.
- 22. A piece of land the British gained through the war from Spain, a French ally.
- 23. The area of land that was the immediate cause of the war. (2 words)
- 28. A founding father who created the Albany State of Union and the "Join or Die" poster. (2 words)
- 30. American who, while on horseback, warned that Britain had sent troops to take over a stockpile of weapons (2 words)
- 32. Refers to the British system of trade, which was limited by the Navigation and Trade Acts in the colonies.
- 33. A group of people who desired to see the American system succeed, sometimes using violence to achieve their purposes. (3 words)
- 34. Refusal to buy something
Down
- 1. One of the most prominent leaders of colonial opposition.
- 2. A famous event where Americans wasted a large British import as a sign of their unhappinness of the British (3 words)
- 5. The closest thing the Americans had to soldiers
- 8. The British king leading up to and including the time of the American Revolution (include the numbers!)
- 9. 1765 law that required colonial businessmen and lawyers to purchase special stamps
- 10. Killed, wounded, captured, or missing people in a war.
- 13. A Canadian city that was conquered by the British in 1759.
- 14. Site of the "Shot Heard Round The World," or the first skirmish between Britain and Americans.
- 16. A British general who led the armies to overtake Fort Duquesne, but was outsmarted and ambushed. (2 words)
- 19. A group of natives who were allied with the British during the French/Indian War (2 words)
- 24. The European name for the French and Indian War (2 words)
- 25. A series of laws in 1767 that taxed items such as glass, paper, lead, and tea.
- 26. An Ottawan Indian chief who opposed westward expansion.
- 27. A series of laws in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. This was the last straw for Britian and America.
- 29. Buying something I need to have in my country
- 31. Selling something I create outside of my country