Declaration of Independence

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
n t i a
The American ___ during the American Revolution
2.
m e s
Sound practical judgment
3.
p a
4.
r e
A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
5.
l o
6.
s o
7.
o m o
A middle way between two extremes
8.
a t r
A ___ owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy
9.
k a
A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
10.
t t y a
11.
e l u
A formal expression by a meeting
12.
d t a
13.
a u t
14.
e e n
A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any
15.
t t
Someone who betrays his country by committing treason
16.
n c
A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
17.
o f
18.
a h e
19.
s a
A battle during the American Revolution
20.
j h n n
American naval commander in the American Revolution
21.
u s t k