Revolutionary War

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. Capital of the state of New Hampshire (7)
  2. 7. A formal public statement (11)
  3. 10. Town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was (9)
  4. 12. The first important battle of the American War of Independence which was fought at Breed's ___ (10)
  5. 14. One of the British colonies that formed the United States (13)
  6. 16. Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. An ___ passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by (8)
  2. 2. British soldier (plural) (8)
  3. 3. 3rd President of the United States (9)
  4. 5. United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (8)
  5. 6. The successful ending of the American Revolution (12)
  6. 8. The legislature of the United States government (8)
  7. 9. American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (10)
  8. 11. A person who settles in a new ___ or moves into new country (plural) (9)
  9. 13. In Judeo-Christian mythology (plural) (5)
  10. 15. United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West (7)