The Revolution

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Across
  1. 6. The document that declared America's independence.
  2. 9. A formal agreement between nations
  3. 12. A major change or overthrow of the government
  4. 15. Colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice
  5. 16. Freedom from control or rule of another country
  6. 17. Congress A meeting of representatives from the colonies.
  7. 18. Colonists who remained loyal to Britain.
Down
  1. 1. Fathers - Important figures like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
  2. 2. Local fighters who were not part of the regular army.
  3. 3. The fighting that took place during the Revolution.
  4. 4. Colonists who supported the American cause for independence.
  5. 5. Tea Party - A protest against British taxes on tea in Massachusetts.
  6. 7. America formed one with France during the Revolution.
  7. 8. What the British did at Yorktown to end the war.
  8. 10. One of the issues that angered the American colonists.
  9. 11. The American lands governed by Britain before the Revolution.
  10. 13. Another word for freedom and independence.
  11. 14. What the American colonists sought from British rule.