The American Revolution

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Across
  1. 3. voyage of enslaved Americans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
  2. 6. A crop used to make profit ex:indigo and tobacco
  3. 10. The first colony here was named Jamestown. They were known for agriculture and the plantation system was established in this region
  4. 11. An agreement made by the Pilgrims to work together as a civil body politick
  5. 12. Colonists who remained faithful to the King and the British during the American Revolution
  6. 15. A group of 9 nine British soldiers shot at 5 people in a crowd because they said they were “verbally abusing” them. This event turned into a deadly riot
  7. 16. The battle that marked the beginning of the American Revolution after tensions between the 13 colonies and the British had been building for years
  8. 17. A political cartoon that commented on the disunity of the 13 colonies during the French and Indian war
  9. 18. The 1st legislative assembly in America
  10. 19. The second meeting of delegates from America’s 13 colonies. This time the American Revolution had begun.
  11. 20. Region was established by the Puritans with a religious foundation. This region was known for timber and fishing.
Down
  1. 1. A political demonstration from American colonists, frustrated at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British into the harbor.
  2. 2. Large commercial estates in the Southern Colonies where many slaves live in the land and grow crops for the landowner
  3. 4. A slogan established by the colonies to express their frustrations with the British that they were being taxed while having no representation in Parliament
  4. 5. Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware made up these colonies. They were known as the “Breadbasket” colonies because of their fertile soil. They also had a very diverse economy.
  5. 7. The colonists who rebelled against British monarchical control.
  6. 8. The formal announcement that the 13 colonies would be separating from the British
  7. 9. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.
  8. 13. A person who signs and is bound by contract to work for another for a specific period of time
  9. 14. American military officer and Founding Father who led the 13 colonies during American Revolution. Later became the first president of America
  10. 15. The last major battle of the American Revolution; General Cornwallis surrendered