Across
- 2. highly offensive or unpleasant
- 3. a surprise attack
- 6. a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material
- 7. a formal written request
- 10. persons who supported the British cause during the American Revolution
- 13. a group of people of one nationality living in a foreign city or country
- 15. a dagger-like steel weapon attached to the muzzle
- 17. a period of time for which one is committed to military service
- 18. any weapons used in a conflict
- 19. a member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice
Down
- 1. to deprive of weapons
- 4. any action promoting discontent with a government; mutiny
- 5. a bed or mattress made of straw
- 6. the offense of acting to overthrow one’s government or to harm or kill its sovereign
- 8. a continuous discharge of firearms
- 9. to fix firmly; secure
- 11. a redcoat or British soldier
- 12. land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals
- 14. any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action; remorse
- 16. legislature of Great Britain (the highest legislature)