Vocabulary words

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Across
  1. 3. the british and french were at war in other parts of the world. This was the name of their conflict in North America
  2. 4. an organized decision by a large group of people to stop buying a product
  3. 10. of yorktown won by France and the Continental Army. Britain's army surrendered. Final battle of the war
  4. 11. of long island won by the british. Gave them control of NYC and its ports. Biggest battle in the war
  5. 13. basically a declaration of war as far as Parliament and the king of England were concerned
  6. 14. at trenton desperate move by Washingon. Crosses the frozen Delaware River and attacks German Hessians
  7. 15. skirmish that erupted when colonists outside boston ambushed british soldiers. the shot heard around the world
Down
  1. 1. this was an assembly of colonists who drafted the Articles of Confederation and Declaration of Independence
  2. 2. colonists who supported the king and parliament
  3. 5. total control over pricing and distribution of a product
  4. 6. washington top general in the continental army
  5. 7. these were punishments levied by Parliament on colonists living in Boston
  6. 8. battle that took place on a hill in boston between massachusetts minutemen and british soldiers
  7. 9. colonists who supported the war with britain
  8. 12. tax on stamped paper that was to be collected from all colonists and led to calls of no taxation without representation