American Revolution Vocab & People

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Across
  1. 5. Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, promoting American independence
  2. 9. A person who vigorously defends their country and is prepared to die for it
  3. 11. Government structure where actions by the government are limited by law (government is not all-powerful)
  4. 14. Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival
  5. 15. To stop using the goods or services of a certain company or country
  6. 16. Outspoken member of House of Burgesses; inspired patriotism with “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
  7. 19. British general who surrendered at Yorktown
  8. 20. Member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence
  9. 21. Disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army
  10. 22. Revoke, or take away, a law or document
  11. 23. British king during the Revolutionary war era.
  12. 24. Commander of the Continental Army
  13. 25. Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence; eventually gained her freedom
Down
  1. 1. A movement, sometimes violent, to overthrow an old regime or government
  2. 2. French nobleman served in Continental Army
  3. 3. Promoted the cause of independence
  4. 4. Move goods illegally into or out of a country.
  5. 6. A belief that the ultimate power of government resides in the people.
  6. 7. American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
  7. 8. The act of betraying one's country.
  8. 10. Weapons and ammunition
  9. 12. Major author of the Declaration of Independence
  10. 13. Scottish-American navy captain who was one of the United States' first naval commander
  11. 17. Stating something in a clear, deliberate, and clear manner
  12. 18. Lawmaking group of England; consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.