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Across 2. a town about 20 miles northwest of Boston where militias were storing arms 4. groups of citizen soldiers 6. became prime minister of Britain in 1763 7. to cancel 9. legal documents that allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods 13. information designed to influence opinion 14. dockworker who was part African and part Native American who was killed in the Boston Massacre 15. refusing to buy 16. very harsh laws intended to punisht the people of Massachusetts for their resistence 18. womens group that supported the boycott of British goods 19. introduction to the Declaration of Independence 20. pamphlet published by Thomas Paine that captured the attention of the American colonists. 21. document by Jefferson the set out the colonies reasons for proclaimning their freedom 24. formal request 25. army formed by congress to fight against Britain in a more organized way than the colonial militias could 26. organization of men that took to the streets to protest the stamp act 27. act that lowered the taxes on molasses imported by the colonists

Down 1. rag figures that were burned that represented unpopular tax collectors 2. an organization that circulated writings about colonists grievances against Britain 3. people determined to fight the British to the end, until American independence was won. 5. men that would be ready to fight on a minutes notice 8. people that did not consider unfair taxes and regulations good reasons for rebellion 10. assured the king of the colonists' desire for peace 11. a battle that was won by the British but had heavy losses, more than 1000 dead and wounded 12. 342 chests of tea were thrown overboard by men disguised as Mohawks during a protest 17. agreement that pledged not to buy or use goods imported from Great Britain 22. law that placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies 23. incoming money