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Across 3. The fighting at Lexington soon spread here. 6. Locke's natural rights. 7. Commander of the Continental Army. 8. Site of the first battle of the American Revolution. 10. Became king of Great Britain in 1760. 12. War that the British won in 1763. 14. British general who surrendered near Yorktown in 1781. 18. Changed or additions made to the Constitution. 20. Bostonian who favored independence from Britain and even encouraged conflict. 23. System where each branch of government limits the power of the other branches. 25. This protest against taxes led to the closing the port of Boston. 26. This country heled the American colonists fight the British. 27. The first ten amendments, they guarantee basic civil rights. 28. Word used for a leader who has broken the social contract. 29. Parliment passed this tax in 1765. It had to be paid on legal papers and newspapers. 30. The Declaration of Independence was firmly based on this man's ideas. 31. Separation of powers was mostly his idea.

Down 1. The second one of these issued the Declaration of Independence. 2. French writer and advocate for free speech. 4. What colonists often did to avoid paying British taxes. 5. George Washington's home state. 9. Opponents of the Constitution. 11. The overthrow of a government. 13. Believed direct democracy was the best government. 15. System where power is divided between national and state governments. 16. Laws that prevented colonists from selling goods to countries other than Britain. 17. Our first constitution was the Articles of _____. It provided for a weak national government. 19. Writer of the Declaration of Independence. 21. Wanted to ban the death penalty and insure civil rights for people accused of crimes. 22. Britain bought ____ _____ From the colonies and sold them manufactured goods. 24. Man who led a protest of debt-ridden farmers asking for lower taxes. 28. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to collect ___.