Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- The political orientation of those who hold that a ___ is the best form of government
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- A ___ owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy
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- To cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
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- United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train
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- Dry land with very little rain
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- Commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence
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- A person hired to fight for another country than their own
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- The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
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- American financier and American Revolutionary War patriot who helped fund the army during
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- A meeting planned at a certain time and place
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- Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
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- French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution
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- A person who is not a serf or a slave
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- English poet and literary critic
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