🎃👻🕸️The Revolution Gets Spooky🕸️👻🎃

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Across
  1. 4. A large pot used by witches to brew potions
  2. 6. The dim light between sunset and darkness, often linked with mystery
  3. 7. The group representing the colonies that debated and declared independence
  4. 11. A stone chamber beneath a church, often used for burials
  5. 12. Colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution
  6. 13. A twisting maze—symbol of confusion or fear in many myths
  7. 15. The final major battle where British General Cornwallis surrendered
  8. 22. The town where colonial militias forced the British to retreat to Boston
  9. 24. A magical spell or charm
  10. 25. Member of the committee that helped draft the Declaration of Independence
  11. 28. Freedom from the control or rule of another country
  12. 30. A nocturnal creature often seen on spooky nights
  13. 31. A mythical creature made from parts of different animals
  14. 32. How Loyalists felt after hearing the Declaration read aloud
  15. 34. The final attempt by the colonies to reconcile with Britain before full war
  16. 36. A mysterious animal often seen as a witch’s companion
  17. 37. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet that convinced many Americans to support independence
  18. 39. What might illuminate a haunted hallway
  19. 41. German soldiers hired by the British to fight against the colonies
  20. 42. The colonial assembly that directed the war effort and approved the Declaration of Independence
  21. 43. Proposed the formal motion for independence in June 1776
  22. 44. A ghostly vision or supernatural appearance
  23. 45. A feeling that something bad or important is about to happen
  24. 47. Main author of the Declaration of Independence
  25. 49. American officer who later betrayed the cause and joined the British
Down
  1. 1. The sense of spirit and confidence among soldiers—boosted after victories like Trenton
  2. 2. Early battle that proved the colonists could stand up to the British army
  3. 3. The American victory that convinced France to join the war as an ally
  4. 5. Active at night; like bats, owls, and other spooky creatures
  5. 6. A formal agreement between countries
  6. 8. The 1776 document announcing the colonies’ separation from Britain
  7. 9. The harsh winter encampment where Washington’s troops trained and endured extreme conditions
  8. 10. The British monarch who refused to read the Olive Branch Petition
  9. 14. Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
  10. 16. Massachusetts delegate and key advocate for independence
  11. 17. To give up or yield, as the British did at Yorktown
  12. 18. The crucial partnership that provided the Americans with navy and troops
  13. 19. The 1783 agreement that officially ended the war and recognized U.S. independence
  14. 20. Describing a place visited by ghosts or troubled memories
  15. 21. A noisy ghost said to cause disturbances in the physical world
  16. 22. A sweet reward for trick-or-treaters
  17. 23. A tiny web spinner found in every dark corner
  18. 26. The first battle of the Revolution, where “the shot heard round the world” was fired
  19. 27. Armed resistance against a government or ruler
  20. 29. Strange or mysterious in an unsettling way
  21. 33. A forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system
  22. 35. A classic Halloween decoration with a glowing smile
  23. 38. A dark volcanic glass once thought to have mystical powers
  24. 39. British general who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781
  25. 40. Colonists who supported independence from Britain
  26. 46. Washington’s surprise victory after crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night
  27. 48. What lights up the sky on Halloween night