Revolutionary War

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel (6)
  2. 5. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington (10)
  3. 6. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (6)
  4. 8. Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government (3)
  5. 12. Demonstration by citizens of ___ who raided three British ships in ___ harbor and dumped (14)
  6. 14. A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a ___ bore (5)

Down

  1. 1. An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something (8)
  2. 2. Withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after (7)
  3. 3. The successful ending of the American Revolution (12)
  4. 7. A British law of 1765 that taxed printed materials in the American colonies. (8)
  5. 9. A knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon (7)
  6. 10. A successful ending of a struggle or contest (7)
  7. 11. A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels (6)
  8. 13. A light midafternoon meal of ___ and sandwiches or cakes (3)