American Revolution Key Terms

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Across
  1. 2. The American commander during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
  2. 4. An economic theory that states wealth equals power and that a country must export more than it imports. Britain used this theory to justify its control over the colonies.
  3. 5. British government theory that Parliament spoke for all British subjects, including Americans, even if they did not vote for its members.
  4. 7. Those who supported independence, also known as "Whigs".
  5. 8. The exclusive control of a product of economic activity by a single producer or business.
  6. 10. He transformed the American troops at Valley Forge. He brought order, discipline, and hygiene. Additionally, he introduced new weapons, like the bayonet, skills, and a new attitude.
  7. 11. Those who pledged loyalty to Britain, also known as "Tories".
  8. 13. German mercenaries hired by King George III to help crush his rebellious subjects.
  9. 15. A battle in the American Revolution that took place in October 1777 in New York. It was an American victory and a turning point in the war because the Americans secured an alliance with the French.
  10. 16. A British fort in New York that was raided by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in May 1775. They secured a priceless store of gunpowder and artillery.
Down
  1. 1. An effective form of organized colonial resistance against the Stamp Act, which made homespun clothing fashionable.
  2. 3. Hated British courts in which juries were not allowed and defendants were assumed guilty until proven innocent.
  3. 6. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that caused a revolution in the way many people thought. Paine clearly and lucidly expressed plain and simple arguments that helped to gather more Patriots.
  4. 9. The first major battle of the American Revolution that took place in June 17, 1775 outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The British defeated the Americans but the Americans gained confidence because of the amount of time that they were able to delay the British.
  5. 10. In 1770 Crispus Attucks led a crowd in an attack on British troops, and five people were killed.
  6. 12. A battle in 1781 in Virginia that was the last major battle in the revolution and a victory for the Americans.
  7. 14. British attempts to gain revenue by a tax on papers and documents, creating a colonial uproar.