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Revolutionary War Project Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
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ambush: A surprise attack
arsenal: A storage place for weapons and ammunition
blockade: Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports
boycott: To refuse to buy items from a particular country
casualty: A military person killed, wounded, or captured
desert: To leave without permission
guerilla warfare: A hit and run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
inflation: A continuous rise in the price of goods and services
Loyalist: American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
mercenaries: paid soldier's who serve in the army of a foreign country
militia: A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
minutemen: Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice
pacifist: Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
Patroit: American colonists that were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
petition: A formal request
preamble: The introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution
privateer: Armed private ship
propaganda: Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion
ratify: To give official approval to
recruit: To enlist soldiers in the army
repeal: To cancel an act or law
resolution: A formal expression of opinion
revenue: Incoming money
tariff: A tax on imports or exports
Revolutionary War Project Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Across:2. | A formal expression of opinion | 4. | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence | 5. | To give official approval to | 7. | To cancel an act or law | 9. | To refuse to buy items from a particular country | 11. | A storage place for weapons and ammunition | 13. | The introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution | 16. | paid soldier's who serve in the army of a foreign country | 18. | American colonists that were determined to fight the British until American independence was won | 19. | A continuous rise in the price of goods and services | 20. | Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
| | Down:1. | A hit and run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes | 3. | Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice | 6. | Armed private ship | 7. | Incoming money | 8. | A military person killed, wounded, or captured | 9. | Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports | 10. | A tax on imports or exports | 12. | A formal request | 13. | Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes | 14. | A surprise attack | 15. | To leave without permission | 16. | A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies | 17. | To enlist soldiers in the army |
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Revolutionary War Project Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Across:2. | A formal expression of opinion | 4. | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence | 5. | To give official approval to | 7. | To cancel an act or law | 9. | To refuse to buy items from a particular country | 11. | A storage place for weapons and ammunition | 13. | The introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution | 16. | paid soldier's who serve in the army of a foreign country | 18. | American colonists that were determined to fight the British until American independence was won | 19. | A continuous rise in the price of goods and services | 20. | Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
| | Down:1. | A hit and run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes | 3. | Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice | 6. | Armed private ship | 7. | Incoming money | 8. | A military person killed, wounded, or captured | 9. | Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports | 10. | A tax on imports or exports | 12. | A formal request | 13. | Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes | 14. | A surprise attack | 15. | To leave without permission | 16. | A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies | 17. | To enlist soldiers in the army |
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