Question

1770 - 1775
the boston massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on march 5, 1770 where red coats killed colonists.
across

1. the first shots of the revolutionary war were at ___ & concord (april 1775).
2. 1774: delegates in the colonies met in philadelphia ___ for the congress.
3. coercive or ___ acts (1774): britain punished massachusetts by closing boston harbor in 1774
4. after lexington & concord (april 1775) the ___ war began and lasted until 1783.

down

1. twelve colonies met in ___ 1774 to respond to the intolerable acts by petitioning king george iii.
2. ma was placed under military rule, forcing colonists to house troops, sending accused colonists to england for trial, etc...
3. in protest of the tea act, the sons of liberty disguised as mohawk indians dumped 342 chests of tea into boston harbor 1773.
4. (1774 - 1775): at the cc meeting in philadelphia the colonists agreed to form militias ready at a moments notice - called what
5. the colonists despised this as unfair taxation without choice and a threat to local merchants.

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Explanation:

This is a history - themed crossword puzzle. We use knowledge of American Revolutionary - era events to fill in the blanks. For example, the first shots of the Revolutionary war were at Lexington and Concord, and the Intolerable Acts led to the First Continental Congress in 1774.

Answer:

Across:

1. Lexington
2. Continental Congress
3. Intolerable
4. Revolutionary

Down:

1. First Continental Congress
2. Military rule
3. Boston Tea Party
4. Minutemen
5. Taxation without representation