Social Studies Chapter 4: A New Nation Forms

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Across
  1. 2. being fair and treating everyone equally
  2. 3. set aside the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for the American Indians and prohibited colonists from settling that land
  3. 5. freedom from another’s control
  4. 9. forced colonists to pay taxes on sugar, molasses, and other goods
  5. 11. leader of the American Continental Army against the British
  6. 14. announced the colonists’ decision to free themselves from the rule of Great Britain
  7. 15. battle that caused the British to surrender to George Washington
  8. 16. written plan for the U.S. government; begins with “We the People…”
  9. 18. being free to make choices
Down
  1. 1. first constitution of the U.S.; was an agreement between the 13 colonies
  2. 4. the colonies fought this war to gain independence from Great Britain and the right to settle land west of the Appalachian Mountains
  3. 6. war fought between the French/Native Americans and Great Britain/ colonists; Great Britain won
  4. 7. money collected from individuals and businesses to pay for services provided by the government
  5. 8. people chosen to act or speak on behalf of another person or a group of people
  6. 9. required colonists to buy a government stamp for almost every paper document they used
  7. 10. a short, catchy phrase or motto
  8. 12. the extreme limit of settled land, beyond which lies the wilderness
  9. 13. a written plan for government
  10. 17. officially ended the American Revolutionary War; Americans gained lands the Northwest Territory