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The British Were Here

Name __________________________ Date ________ Per _____

Complete this crossword puzzle using your notes and handouts to review the groups, people, and events we have learned about so far in the British colonies of Ireland and India. When solving a crossword puzzle there are no spaces between letters or words. Numbers can be used but need to be spelled out using letters. Also, roman numerals are letters (I, V, L, C, M, etc...)so they can be used to answer a clue.

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5."holding firmly to the truth" that all people deserve freedom and safety from harm
6.organized system of faith and beliefs
7.After India freed itself of the British, it's constitution was adopted in nineteen _______.
8.groups of people with common customs (cultures)
9.King of England who started the Anglican Church (Church of England) and converted to Protestantism
10." The _____ never sets on the British Empire"
12.Phrase used to describe the centuries of conflict and bloodshed experienced in Ireland
14.Now known as the "great one" or the "father of India"
16.The Queen of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Empress of India
19.no single one founder + reincarnation + oldest religion in the world =
20.large state or group of states (colonies)
22.phrase used to describe the importance of the colony of India to the United Kingdom
23.crucifix + the Pope + the Bible and traditions + Mary and the Saints =
25.nation where most (but not all) Catholic Irish live
26.event where Irish Catholics living in Northern Ireland were protesting and were gunned down by British military officers (1972)
27.Gandhi sought to cut the British out of the Indian _________
28.Strict social class system of India; no longer around in most large modern cities (urban areas) but can still be found in remote small villages (rural areas)
29.Political group originally organized to gain voting power in the British Parliament but later became Nationalists
31.Political group who wanted voting power in the British Parliament and to not be overshadowed by the larger Hindu group
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1.nation created in 1947 that was partitioned (split) from India; created as a homeland for Muslims
2.Seeking independence from a controlling power
3.the year the Republic of Ireland gained its freedom from the British was nineteen _________
4.Catholic King of England who was removed from the throne and sought safety in Ireland
11.nation that is a member of the United Kingdom and where most (but not all) Protestant Irish live
13.Founded in 1913, became the official army of Ireland in 1922, fought amongst themselves when some agreed to stay with the United Kingdom
15."Wililam the Orange"; Protestant King of England in the mid 1600's
17.Conflict in which Irish Catholic leaders attempted to take over Dublin and declare independence from Great Britain (1916)
18.Also known as the Salt Satyagraha
21.cross + the Bible + Faith alone as salvation =
24.Political group organized in 1905 to fight for the rights of Irish Catholics
30.family, tribe, nation, or people of the same stock; share physical features

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