U.S. History - 1st Semester Crossword

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  1. 2. The American victory at the Battle of _________ that ultimately guaranteed American independence from Britain.
  2. 6. The American victory at the Battle of _________ convinced France to join the war on the side of the Americans.
  3. 9. This was the first governing document of the United States; the Articles of _______________.
  4. 10. The number of colonies that eventually became the first group of states in the United States of America.
  5. 11. The war between the American colonies and the British Empire that led to the creation of the United States has been called the American War for ________________.
  6. 12. The first shot fired between Colonists and British Soldiers that occurred in Lexington, Massachusetts, has often been called the “Shot heard ‘round the ______.”
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  1. 1. This was the location of the peace treaty signed between the United States and Britain to end the American Revolutionary War in 1783.
  2. 3. He was the general of the Continental Army in the American revolutionary war for independence and later became our first president. His first name is George.
  3. 4. The location of the events of the Massacre and Tea Party that happened in this Northeastern U.S. city; were events that preceded the War with Britain.
  4. 5. This document replaced the Articles of Confederation and is the document that still governs the United States today; the _____________ of the United States.
  5. 7. This was the location of the first major battle in the American Revolution; the Battle of ______ Hill.
  6. 8. The settlements of Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth were the first three ____________ settlements in North America.