Unit 1 US History Review

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Across
  1. 2. the right to freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly
  2. 3. president who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830
  3. 5. General Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night.
  4. 6. a confrontation between soldiers and colonists in the streets of a major city leading to 5 colonists being killed
  5. 7. warfare adopted by the Patriots as a new style of fighting
  6. 9. president who didn't win the popular vote in 1832 but won the presidency because of the "Corrupt Bargain"
  7. 11. alliance with the colonists and supported with their navy
  8. 13. "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
  9. 14. British issued a rule which forbade settlement west of this line - a borderline running along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains
  10. 17. Paul Revere created a picture to distribute in newspapers showing the effects of the Boston Massacre to encourage colonists to fight for independence
  11. 18. A colonist who supported the British Crown.
  12. 20. The primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
  13. 21. Branch of government responsible for making laws
  14. 23. "No taxation without _____________!"
  15. 25. A British tax on paper goods and legal documents.
  16. 27. The final major battle of the war leading to the surrender of Cornwallis.
  17. 29. A colonist who supported American independence.
  18. 30. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
Down
  1. 1. largest navy in the world during the war
  2. 4. A secret group of American colonists who protested British policies often through public demonstrations and sometimes violence.
  3. 8. The Right to bear ______ is protected by the 2nd Amendment.
  4. 10. The French and __________ War led to massive war debt for the British
  5. 11. supportive of the US Constitution and a strong national government
  6. 12. The French nobleman who became a major general in the Continental Army.
  7. 15. The commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
  8. 16. a way for presidents to reward those loyal to them by providing them with government positions/jobs
  9. 19. Patriot ally from Prussia who trained soldiers
  10. 22. The King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.
  11. 24. The battle that is considered the turning point of the war.
  12. 26. The winter encampment of the Continental Army in 1777-1778 known for its harsh conditions.
  13. 28. The amendment that grants citizens the right to a speedy and public trial
  14. 29. The treaty that officially ended the American Revolution.
  15. 31. The first battle of the Revolution known as the "shot heard 'round the world."