Steps to American Rev

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. The people of Great Britain (7)
  2. 8. A person who settles in a new ___ or moves into new country (plural) (9)
  3. 10. The successful ending of the American Revolution (12)
  4. 11. One who loves and defends his or her country (plural) (8)
  5. 12. Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army (7)
  6. 13. British soldier (plural) (8)

Down

  1. 1. The head of a state ___ (8)
  2. 2. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington (6)
  3. 3. State capital and largest city of Massachusetts (6)
  4. 4. The savage and excessive killing of many people (8)
  5. 5. A person who is ___ to their allegiance (plural) (9)
  6. 7. A British law of 1765 that taxed printed materials in the American colonies. (8)
  7. 9. A ___ at which ___ is served (8)