Across
- 3. A term referring to colonists who fought against the British Crown
- 5. A weapon with rifling in the barrel that produced spin on the fired ball
- 8. Military district defined by General Washington and the Continental Congress
- 10. the highest legislature
- 12. person or company involved in wholesale trade
- 15. loyal to england
- 16. a weapon they used in the war
- 18. people call the bloodybacks and lobsterbacks
- 20. Military backwards movement made cautiously while still anticipating an attack
Down
- 1. To fire along the length of an enemy's battle line
- 2. Term for professional British soldiers sent from England to fight in America
- 4. americas side of the war
- 6. A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon
- 7. a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country
- 9. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- 11. most slod item in shops
- 13. A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field
- 14. a city in NY
- 17. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people
- 19. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
