US 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. revolutionary leader from Massachusetts; organized the Boston Tea Party
  2. 10. this term means to officially approve or accept
  3. 11. English document written in 1215 that limited the power of the monarch; basis for American democracy
  4. 13. law-making body in England
  5. 14. term referring to the group of people who played a significant role in shaping America and its government
  6. 15. a document or other source of information that was written by a participant or observer of the event
  7. 17. meeting held in Philadelphia to revise and improve the Articles of Confederation
  8. 19. statement from England prohibiting colonists from migrating west of the Appalachian Mountains into the Ohio River Valley
  9. 21. an act of rebellion by the colonists; 342 chests of tea were thrown into Boston Harbor in December 1773
  10. 25. a form of government in which power is held by the people
  11. 26. rebellious group that began protests in the colonies
  12. 27. colonists who wanted to break free from England (Whigs)
  13. 28. a message that is presented in a bias or one-sided, exaggerated fashion in order to sway public opinion
Down
  1. 1. commander of the Continental Army; first president
  2. 2. a catastrophic or deadly incident that immediately sparks or creates a war within a short period of time
  3. 4. opening paragraph or introduction to the US Constitution
  4. 5. document that officially ends the Revolutionary War
  5. 6. America’s first written constitution; weak and ineffective; severely limited the power of the central government
  6. 7. section of the Constitution that establishes the three branches of the federal government
  7. 8. a document which is the guideline for America’s federal government to operate by; outlines the government’s role and responsibilities
  8. 9. this battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War; occurs in New York
  9. 12. Boston silver smith famous for warning Massachusetts colonists that the “British are coming”
  10. 16. an area of land established for profit by a parent country
  11. 18. considered to be the first real, planned battle of the Revolutionary War, occurred in Massachusetts
  12. 20. added to the Constitution to keep it modern and up to date; 27 total
  13. 22. a term which means sweeping, drastic
  14. 23. a tax on items and products that are imported to a country
  15. 24. refusing to buy a particular product in order to make a point