Jordan Watson Module 3 Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 2. a member of a group of men pledged to take up arms at a minute's notice during and immediately before the American Revolution
- 3. 3rd US president
- 5. battle fought on April 19, 1775
- 8. a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts
- 11. a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide
- 13. book written by Thomas Paine
- 15. document that summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence
- 18. an impartial or unbiased country or person
- 19. required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
- 20. a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
- 21. ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies
- 22. surrendered at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781
- 23. an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
- 24. ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation
Down
- 1. 1st US president
- 2. the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service
- 4. a conflict primarily fought between Britain and France over New World territory
- 6. a compact among the colonies to boycott British goods
- 7. English philosopher and physician
- 9. the period of rigorous scientific, political and philosophical discourse that characterised European society during the 'long' 18th century
- 10. Founding Father of the United States
- 12. the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783
- 14. formalized France's financial and military support of the revolutionary government in America
- 16. a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt
- 17. those that are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government, and so are universal, fundamental and inalienable