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Across 5. King of England who taxed the colonists to help pay for his wars 6. city where the Treaty was signed to end the Revolutionary War 7. This Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776. 8. sailor who is regarded as the first casualty of the Boston Massacre (2 Words) 9. wife and closest advisor of John Adams; mother of John Quincy Adams 12. 3rd president from Virginia and author of the Declaration of Independence (2 Words) 14. 4th president from Virginia and "father of the Constitution" (2 Words) 17. final land battle of the Revolution in Virginia in which Washington defeated Cornwallis 19. The 1st & 2nd _____________ Congress met in Philadelphia to resist the British. 20. 2nd cousin of John, who spoke out against "taxation without representation" (2 Words) 21. The Battle of Lexington and ______________ marked the outbreak of the Revolution. 22. Act passed by Parliament which taxed something sweet 23. member of the Sons of Liberty known for his midnight ride (2 Words)

Down 1. major general of the Continental army, who defected to the British (2 Words) 2. battle in Massachusetts won by British, who suffered great casualities (2 Words) 3. 1st president and commander in chief of the Continental army (2 Words) 4. Act which required colonists to provide housing, food & drink to British soldiers 10. city where the Massacre & Tea Party took place 11. drafted and signed the Constitution; statesman, diplomat & first postmaster general (2 Words) 13. Act which granted the British East Company a monopoly on tea 14. 1st vice president, 2nd president, Massachussetts lawyer, diplomat and writer (2 Words) 15. series of laws (called Coercive) that punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party 16. This battle in New York (Freeman's Farm) was a turning point in the Revolution. 18. a secret political organization that defended the rights of the American colonists 20. Act passed by Parliament which taxed magazines, newspapers and cards