Across
- 3. the closing off or surrounding a place to prevent entrance and exit
- 6. times before the 13 colonies gained independence from Great Britain
- 7. first president of the US
- 9. a fight between large, organized armed forces
- 10. colonists who sided with britain in the american revolution
- 14. hired foreign soldiers
- 15. a settlement controlled by a country far away
- 16. political freedom from control by the government of another country
- 20. the state of being equal
- 21. a fee placed on a good or service by the government
- 22. a tax on goods brought into a country
Down
- 1. british soldiers who fought against the colonists in the revolution
- 2. a refusal to buy goods or services
- 4. a male ruler of an independent state
- 5. american colonists who fought for independence from britain
- 6. a body of rules about how a government or organization will work
- 8. to abolish
- 11. a friend,especially in time of war
- 12. to provide housing for someone
- 13. made up of the leaders of a country or state
- 14. american colonial militia members ready to fight at a members notice
- 17. a government in which the people take part
- 18. a request for action signed by many people
- 19. the largest country in Great Britain