American Revolution

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A light midafternoon meal of ___ and sandwiches or cakes (3)
  2. 5. A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies (7)
  3. 10. A person who is ___ to their allegiance (plural) (9)
  4. 11. A ___ at which ___ is served (8)
  5. 13. The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent (14)
  6. 14. One who loves and defends his or her country (plural) (8)
  7. 15. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington (6)

Down

  1. 1. A legislative assembly in certain countries (10)
  2. 2. The successful ending of the American Revolution (12)
  3. 4. A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (10)
  4. 6. Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government (plural) (5)
  5. 7. An ___ passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by (8)
  6. 8. A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland (plural) (8)
  7. 9. The savage and excessive killing of many people (8)
  8. 12. In Judeo-Christian mythology (plural) (5)