American revolution

4. ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
8. `open defiance of authority
13. a formal request
14. a formal agreement between nations (P. 100)
15. of assistance- court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
17. an official expression of opinion by a group
18. the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written
19. George Germain-the man Britain chose to "run the war" (P. 84)
20. professional soldiers who will fight for anyone who will pay them (P. 89)

1. the ability to follow strict rules and procedures
2. Army-army of Americans commanded by George Washington (P. 88)
3. to cancel an act or law
5. a civilian during the Revolutionary era, sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice
6. to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms
7. incoming money from taxes or other sources
9. a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
10. Correspondence-an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
11. of Trenton-New Jersey victory that showed Americans could beat the British and their allies (P. 92)
12. American colonist who favored American independence
14. Crisis-the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to encourage the Continental Army (P. 92)
16. an American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
18. colonists in favor of American independence (P. 63)