Across
- 2. (1764), British law forced colonists to exchange their own printed money for British currency, reducing colonial money circulation.
- 3. Liberty, Secret colonial group formed to resist British taxation and enforcement, led by Samuel Adams.
- 4. Party, 1773 protest where colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped tea into Boston Harbor to oppose British taxes.
- 5. Virginia leader who opposed British taxation, famously saying, “If this be treason, make the most of it.”
- 7. Locally printed colonial money that was devalued by the Currency Act.
- 8. Law requiring colonists to house and supply British troops stationed in the colonies.
- 10. A Native American uprising led by Chief Pontiac against British forts and settlers after the French and Indian War.
- 13. A consolidation of northern colonies under Sir Edmund Andros enforced by King James II.
- 14. A 1739 slave uprising in South Carolina that resulted in stricter slave laws.
- 15. Law allowing the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists, undercutting local merchants.
- 16. ending the French and Indian War, granting Britain control of territory east of the Mississippi River.
- 18. Mountain range east of which colonists were forbidden to settle by the Proclamation of 1763.
- 22. British policy of loosely enforcing colonial laws so long as colonies remained economically productive.
- 23. Sites of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775, marking the start of armed conflict.
- 24. Civilian colonial militia who prepared to fight at a minute’s notice during the Revolutionary War.
- 25. British leader who helped turn the tide of the French and Indian War in favor of Britain.
- 26. African American dockworker killed in the Boston Massacre; remembered as the first casualty of the Revolution.
- 27. Meeting of colonial delegates to address grievances against British policies and plan resistance.
- 28. The overthrow of King James II in England, leading to William and Mary taking the throne and changes in colonial governance.
Down
- 1. (1766), Law stating that Parliament had authority to make laws and taxes "in all cases whatsoever" over the colonies.
- 3. Tax on molasses and sugar imports that increased customs enforcement and penalties for smuggling.
- 6. Laws requiring colonial goods to be shipped only through English ports to benefit Britain’s economy.
- 9. Officials appointed by the British crown to oversee colonial governments after the Glorious Revolution.
- 11. Tax on printed materials in the colonies, sparking widespread protest under the slogan “no taxation without representation.”
- 12. War, Conflict between Britain and France (with Native American allies) over territory in North America, ending in 1763.
- 17. Punitive British laws shutting down Boston Harbor and restricting Massachusetts self-government after the Boston Tea Party.
- 19. on imported goods like tea, glass, and paint to raise revenue from the colonies.
- 20. deadly confrontation in 1770 where British soldiers fired on colonists, killing five including Crispus Attucks.
- 21. British decree forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflicts with Native Americans.