Across
- 6. England’s government is way different from ours. They even have a different word for it....
- 8. Boston citizens, fed up with being overtaxed by the Brits, dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the harbor. (Would have been way more fun if it was jello.)
- 9. Colonists who could be ready to fight on a moment’s notice.
- 10. An impressive dude who famously yelled “the British are coming!” while simultaneously riding a horse. #respect
- 12. This tax on documents, newspapers, and books might not seem that bad -- until you remember this was the age before iPads.
Down
- 1. These regular dudes were trained to fight (but not technically part of the army).
- 2. These colonists started having secret meetings to talk about how much they hated the Stamp Act -- and Britain, in general.
- 3. This rebel group of colonists assembled during and after the Revolution to plan their exit strategy from England.
- 4. British soldiers took the lives of five colonists in this infamous faceoff.
- 5. Today they’re better known as an NFL team. Back then, they were the colonists who were willing to stand up to King George.
- 7. Not all colonists supported the revolution -- some, like these guys, were Team England all the way.
- 11. These distinctive scarlet uniforms set the British apart from the rest.