1st Quarter US History Wrap-Up

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Across
  1. 2. The fruit that Columbus thought the Earth was shaped like
  2. 8. Charles ____: Known as Champaign Charlie. Passed a number of taxes that the colonists hated
  3. 9. City that hosted two Continental Congresses
  4. 10. Peition sent to King George III as a last effort at peace
  5. 15. Large animal that tribes on the great plains relied heavily on. One of Mr. Micheli's favorite animals
  6. 16. Law passed by parliament that made paper more expensive
  7. 18. How we refer to Europe, Asia, and Africa when talking about Columbus and Colonization
  8. 19. The first permanent English colony in the New World
  9. 21. The ocean that English, Spanish, French, Dutch explorers had to cross to get to the New World
  10. 23. How we refer to the Americas when talking about Columbus and colonization
  11. 26. Last name of Sam and John, two important patriots
  12. 27. What Canada was called before the British took it over
  13. 28. _____ Acts: Laws designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
  14. 32. Boston _____: Angry colonists dumped 90,000 lbs of tea into the harbor
  15. 34. Colony (later state) where Boston, Lexington, and Concord are
  16. 36. Named commander in chief of the continental army because of his service in the French and Indian War
  17. 37. Colonial region made up of MA, NH, CT, and RI
  18. 38. Virginian who wrote the Declaration of Independence
  19. 39. Along with Lexington, one of the first places there was armed fighting in the Revolution
  20. 40. The place Columbus was looking for a way to get to
  21. 41. City that had a massacre and a tea party
  22. 42. ____ Colonies: Colonial Region made up of GA, SC, NC, VA, and MD
  23. 43. People who were loyal to England and King George III. They did not independence
  24. 44. Silversmith who made a picture of the Boston Massacre and also rode around warning people about the British coming
  25. 47. "NO TAXATION WITHOUT ______": What the colonists complained about in regards to all the taxes they had to pay
  26. 49. People who wanted the colonies to break from England and become independent
  27. 50. Seventeen _____: The year independence was declared
  28. 51. King of England called "the mad" due to bipolar disorder and bad decision making
  29. 52. Sailor who "discovered" the West Indies
Down
  1. 1. Largest indigenous culture region, makes up the middle chunk of the continent
  2. 3. Mountain range that made up the western part of most of the 13 Colonies
  3. 4. Country that the US declared independence from
  4. 5. ___ of 1763: Limited where English colonists could settle by drawing a line on a map
  5. 6. Crispus _____: First man to die at the Boston Massacre and in the American Revolution
  6. 7. _____ Of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, officially announced the colonies were not part of England any longer
  7. 9. Colony (now state) where Philadelphia is
  8. 11. Along with Concord, one of the first places there was armed fighting in the Revolution
  9. 12. A form of protest where people stop buying certain products, like tea
  10. 13. Indigenous tribe who lived in the area around Jamestown
  11. 14. Country created with the signing of the Declaration of Independence
  12. 17. Indigenous woman who is the subject of a Disney cartoon and in real life was married to John Rolfe at the age of 12
  13. 20. _____ Colonies: Colonial Region made up of NY, NJ, PA, PA, and DE
  14. 22. ____ Act: Law passed by Parliament that said colonists had to let soldiers live in their house and pay for their stuff
  15. 24. War that was fought by the British and French over Ohio. Kind of started by George Washington
  16. 25. Date (month and day) on the Declaration of Independence
  17. 29. Term we use for the people who have lived in North America for thousands of years
  18. 30. Word used to describe water that is salty and dirty
  19. 31. Bad stuff that sat and festered in the water at Jamestown
  20. 33. Patriot famous for saying "Give me liberty or give me death"
  21. 35. The law making body of England
  22. 43. Sons of _____: Group of Patriots dedicated to independence
  23. 45. Colubian ____: Transfer of plants, animals, diseases, enslaved people, and other things from one side of the Atlantic to the other
  24. 46. The continent you live on
  25. 48. Boston ____: March 5, 1770, British troops killed 5 colonists