American Revolution

5. Colonists who vigorously support their country and are prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
6. This petition was the colonies last effort for peace
9. Main author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd president
10. This battle convinced the French to ally with the Patriots
15. A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
16. A person who betrays a friend, country, principle, etc.
18. The practice of making extra profits from goods in a short supply or demand.
19. The final battle of the American Revolution
20. General during Revolutionary War, First President

1. A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause
2. Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to persuade colonists to join the Patriot cause
3. A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
4. This treaty marked the end of the war
7. The ________ Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress
8. Colonists who vigorously support their country and are prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
11. General in Continental Army, but secretly worked for the British
12. The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
13. Disguised herself as a man and fought in the Revolutionary War
14. Freedoms that are protected by a government’s laws.
17. Mercenary used by England during the American Revolution.