Across
- 3. cracked down on rebellious activity in the Massachusetts colony
- 6. granted by the king and gave them permission to set up a colony in America
- 7. July 4th, 1776
- 8. argued against the king's heavy handed rule
- 9. legislative plan has 1 chamber and each state gets one vote regardless of population
- 11. representatives that made laws and stood up for people's rights
- 12. the colonists signed this, agreeing to form a majority rule government where all men would vote on whatever issue came up
- 13. expanded the rights of Parliament and the people, while limiting the power of the king
- 17. taxed things that the colonists could not make for themselves like paint and glass
- 19. said that the colonists were dependent on the king and declared that all laws passed in the colonies had no effect
- 20. document that limited the king's power and created certain rights for the people
Down
- 1. explained how 13 states would be governed as one nation
- 2. Legislative branch has 2 chambers and number for each state depends on the population
- 4. agreement the Plymouth colonists signed while they were still on board to the Mayflower
- 5. forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal documents
- 10. colonists snuck onto a cargo ship during the night and dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the Boston Harbor because they were angry
- 14. group of representatives in Virginia
- 15. the second and final attempt to write a document that would govern the United States and we still use it today
- 16. forced colonists to house British troops
- 18. group of individuals united together for a purpose