Independence Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. An era of limited regulation of colonies that ended after the Seven Years' War
  2. 4. First direct tax placed on colonists by Britain
  3. 5. Enlightenment ideas by this English Philosopher convinced many to join the revolution
  4. 8. Main author of the Declaration of Independence
  5. 9. Situation in which French diplomats demanded bribes before negotiating with US officials, created anti-French sentiment
  6. 10. Britain's solution to its crippling war debt after the Seven Years' War
  7. 11. Another name for the Seven Years' War (4 words)
  8. 12. Strict set of rules enforced on colonists in direct response to the Boston Tea Party
  9. 13. Anti-federalists demanded that this be added on to the Constitution to guarantee individual rights
  10. 14. Unanimously elected as the first president of the new nation
Down
  1. 1. "_________ & Concord" first battles of revolutionary war
  2. 3. Influential pamphlet that described enlightenment ideas, such as natural rights
  3. 4. Agreement among people to form a just government that serves the people
  4. 5. Also known as the "Father of the Constitution"
  5. 6. Group of people that advocated for a stronger central government under the Constitution
  6. 7. Colonial soldiers that fought for independence