Apush Chapter 5 Crossword

British law that decreased the duty on molasses, making it more attractive for shippers to obey the law, at the same time raised penalties for smuggling
Four British acts of 1774 meant to punish Massachusetts for the destruction of three shiploads of tea. Also known in America as the Intolerable Acts, they led to rebellion in the northern colonies
The principle that ultimate power lies in the hands of the electorate
legal rules and procedures that protected the lives and property of the British monarch's subjects
British law that required colonial governments to provide barracks and food for British troops
British law that imposed a tax on all paper used in the colonies, for the purpose of raising revenue
Colonists who banded together to protest the Stamp Act and other imperial reforms of the 1760's
the rights to life, liberty, and property
Law issued by Parliament to assert Parliament's unassailable right to legislate for it's British colonies "in all cases whatsoever" putting Americans notice that the simultaneous repeal of the the Stamp Act changed nothing in the imperial powers of Britain
contains list of philosophical principles and a list of grievances that declared separation from Britain.
British act that lowered the existing tax on tea to entice boycotting Americans to buy it
Colonial militiamen who stood ready to mobilize on short notice during the imperial crisis pf the 1770's.
War led by Virginia's royal governor, the Earl of Dunmore, against Ohio Shawnees, who had a long standing claim to Kentucky as hunting ground
British law that established new duties on tea, glass, lead, paper, and painters' colors imported into the colonies.
Gathering of colonial delegates in September 1774 in Philadelphia to discuss the crisis precipitated by the Coercive Acts. The Congress produced a declaration of rights and an agreement to impose a limited boycott of trade with Britain.
The main author of the Declaration of Independence, resided in Virginia
English politician whose policy of taxing the American colonies, initiated by his Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765, started the train of events leading to the American Revolution.
He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence.
A strong opponent of British taxation, he helped formulate resistance to the Stamp Act and played a vital role in organizing the Boston Tea Party.
He published "Common Sense", was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence.
Refused to sign the Declaration of Independence; "penman of the Revolution," and one of the writers of the Articles of Confederation
He led a group of prospective settlers into Kentucky.
colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.
an impartial or unbiased country or person.
colonists who were loyal to the British monarchy.
intensified anti-British sentiment and proved a pivotal event leading up to the American Revolution.