American Revolution-DiMaja Clay
Across
- 1. a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty
- 3. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people
- 5. a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
- 7. one fourth of a measure of weight, in particular
- 9. an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler
- 10. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference
- 13. communication by exchanging letters with someone
- 16. a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
- 19. a person who betrays a friend, country, principle, etc
- 20. the crime of betraying ones country by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government
- 21. move(goods) illegally into or out of a country
Down
- 2. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on ones way of life, behavior,or political views
- 3. a member of the american militia
- 4. a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
- 6. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system
- 8. a minor change in a document
- 9. a nation whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president
- 11. the fact or state of being independent
- 12. an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
- 14. a public or official announcement
- 15. a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency
- 17. the national legislative body of a country
- 18. sign or give formal consent to(a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid