Crossword Puzzle
Chapter 5 “Conflict in the Colonies”
Name:________________________
Use your Chapter 5 notes and your textbook to fill in the crossword puzzle.
ACROSS:
1. The _____________________ of 1763 banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
5. In the 1600's and 1700's many Indian tribes felt the _______________ were less threatening to
their culture and way of life than the English.
10. The ___________ Act of 1765 taxed papers products, dice, legal documents, etc.
12. The Boston Massacre gained its' name and reputation thanks to a print of the incident done by
Paul _____________.
13. Makes laws for Great Britain.
15. Ben ______________ was the author of the Albany Plan of Union.
17. ________________ ___ ____________ were documents (like search warrants, but more
powerful) that allowed the British to search for smuggled goods.
19. The primary purpose of the stamp act was to tax the colonies to pay off Great Britain's
___________ from the French-Indian War.
20. The ___________________ Act were passed by Parliament in 1773 in response to the Boston
Tea Party.
21. France and England fought for control of the ________ Valley in the French-Indian War.
22. King ____________ III was the king of England in the years leading up to the American
Revolution.
23. The ______________ Plan of Union was the first attempt to organize the 13 colonies.
24. The ____________________ required the colonists to pay for the housing of British soldiers.
25. One consequence of the French and Indian War was Great Britain was in debt so they raised
__________ on the colonies.
26. The Boston _________ ___________ was a protest over the monopoly on the tea trade given
to the British East India Tea Company.
DOWN:
2. The phrase "No taxation without _______________" developed as opposition to the Stamp Act.
3. John _______________ was a ship owner (and accused smuggler) in Boston.
4. Capt. Thomas ______________ was charged with murder in the Boston Massacre but found not
guilty.
6. Sam ______________ was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.
7. The _____________________ Act of 1766 stated that Parliament had the power to pass laws
for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever."
8. The ____________ ___ _____________organized public protests against the Stamp Act.
9. John Adams argued that the soldiers were not guilty because their actions were in _________
____________.
11. The Boston _______________.
14. The ___________ Act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade with
the colonies.
16. John Adams' profession.
18. ______________ Adams was the wife of John Adams.
Word Bank Chapter 5 Crossword Puzzle
Abigail
Adams
Albany
Debt
Declaratory
Franklin
French
George
Hancock
Intolerable
Lawyer
Massacre
Ohio
Parliament
Preston
Proclamation
Quartering
Representation
Revere
Self Defense
Sons of Liberty
Stamp
Taxes
Tea
Tea Party
Writs of Assistance