Across
- 1. The colonists wanted __________ from Britain.
- 4. A __________ is a group of individuals united together for a purpose.
- 5. The ________Branch with courts to interpret laws.
- 9. The _________Branch led by a president to carry out laws.
- 11. Virginia Colony’s first government was called the “House of _______.”
- 12. This is the name of a chief who started a war named after him.
- 13. To connect the French settlements and Native Americans, the French used the _______.
- 14. ______’s charter granted the British land all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
- 16. The act that the British passed taxing things it knew the colonists couldn’t make for themselves. (The second word in the act’s name)
Down
- 2. The Mayflower’s passengers signed a ______ before getting off the ship”.
- 3. The _______ Branch with Congress to make laws.
- 6. France wanted to keep British east of the ______ Mountains.
- 7. The _________ Acts forced colonists to let British troops live in their house.
- 8. The ______chief said his people were living in “a country between” the French and the British
- 10. The French and British fought for ownership of the ____ River Valley (hint: one of Tor’s favorite words.)
- 12. The English people had representatives in __________ who made laws and stood up for peoples’ rights.
- 15. On the 4th of ______, the Declaration of Independence was signed.
