us + va history unit 2 vocab crossword puzzle

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  1. 2. and Indian War, a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the Seven Years War.
  2. 8. Acts, a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
  3. 9. Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of America
  4. 11. Continental Congress, gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original colonies in 1754. At this meeting, the representatives agreed that the colonies should work together to boycott British trade goods.
  5. 13. Locke, English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights and the social contract
  6. 14. Sense, this pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine and published in 1776, inspired colonists to declare and fight for independence.
  7. 16. rights, the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature or God
  8. 17. liberty, the philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government in the United States
  9. 18. colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as Tories
  10. 19. Massacre, a riot that occurred on March 5, 1770 in the city of Boston when colonists confronted British troops and the troops fired upon and killed several colonists.
  11. 20. of Independence, the act by which Continental Congress declared the colonies to be free and independent of England on July 4, 1776.
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  1. 1. a person, or a group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs
  2. 3. a time of great philosophical thought and scientific invention in Europe, during the 18th century.
  3. 4. Henry, Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me death!”, opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
  4. 5. American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought against the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
  5. 6. Tea Party, an event where colonists, disguised as Indians, boarded three ships and tossed several hundred chests of tea into the harbor in protests against British taxes on tea.
  6. 7. and Concord, first military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
  7. 10. sole control of the supply of a good or service
  8. 12. Cornwallis, British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
  9. 15. Howe, Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.