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