Across
- 2. The killing of five colonists by British soldiers spurs anti-British sentiment.
- 4. First Secretary of Treasury
- 7. Tax on printed materials
- 9. Advocate for independence / 2nd president
- 10. First military engagement, marked start of revolution
- 12. Announced the American colonies' separation from Britain and affirmed their rights to life, liberty, and self-government.
- 18. American colonist protest against British Taxation
- 21. Anti-federalist known for advocating for individual rights
- 23. Main author of the Declaration of Independence
- 24. Anti-federalist known for drafting the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
- 25. First ten amendments guaranteed individual liberties and protections against government control.
- 28. Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
- 29. put in place to ensure that no single branch of government could overstep its authority
- 30. Ended the American Revolution
Down
- 1. Scientist and Inventor, helped secure French support
- 3. Opposed a strong central government and favored more power for states, advocating for a Bill of Rights
- 5. Allowed deportation of non-citizens and criminalized criticism of the government.
- 6. Delegates from 12 colonies meet to organize resistance against British rule and address grievances.
- 8. Commander Of continental Army/ 1st President
- 11. Supported a strong central government and the ratification of the Constitution.
- 13. Established the framework for the federal government,
- 14. Executive, Legislative, Judicial
- 15. The British East India Company sell tea directly to the colonies, sparking protests.
- 16. First Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court
- 17. The government gets its power from the people's approval
- 19. Turning point in American Revolution
- 20. Author of Common Sense, advocating for liberty.
- 22. French and American forces achieve victory over British troops
- 26. "Father of the Constitution"
- 27. Conflict between Britain, France, and Native American allies, over territorial claims in North America.