THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

2. MASSACRE The murderer of 5 Bostonians, by British soldiers, protesting against taxes.
5. Those who supported the war against Britain.
7. American patriot, writer and inventor who persuaded the French to help the colonist.
11. ACTS Series of acts to force the colonists to pay Great Britain for the 7 year war.
12. In 1783 the British signed a peace treaty ending the revolutionary war and the colonies became independent.
16. Wrote the declaration of independence.
17. OF YORKTOWN Last major battle that prompted the British government to negotiate the end of the Revolutionary war.
18. Commander of the Continental army and 1st USA president.
19. ACTS British taxes in America on items such as glass, paints, and paper.

1. British defeat that was a major turning point in the revolutionary war.
3. City where the Continental Congress gathered delegates from the colonies to organize colonial resistance.
4. Protest by Americans whereby they threw tea from British ships into the sea.
6. Battles that marked the beginning of the revolutionary war.
8. George Washington´s army spend their winter months at this camp.
9. King of England during the American Revolution.
10. Contain the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individuals.
13. Those who chose to support Britain during the revolutionary war.
14. Book written by Thomas Paine and gave the idea of get independent from Great Britain.
15. ACT: British tax on newspaper, licenses and other documents.
20. Name used to identify the group of patriots.