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Across 3. person who flles his or her homeland to seek safety elsewhere 6. soldier who uses hit-and-run tactics 8. person who betrays his or her country 10. army established by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British 11. blacksmith that led a the GreenBountain Boys in a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga 12. the first major battle of the Revoluntion 16. wrote pamphlet titled Common Sense 17. nation that works with another nation for a common purpose 18. shutting off a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out 19. sewed flags for General Washington's army 20. soldier who fights for pay 21. helped train General Washington's Continental troops to march and drill. 22. said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." 23. military blockade of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender

Down 1. document stating that the colonies were a fee and independent nation 2. colonist who supported independence from British rule 4. opening statement of a declaration, constitution, or other official document 5. major turning point in the Revoluntionary war 7. took wounded husband's place loading and firing a cannon 9. wrote the Declaration of Independence 10. troops on horseback 13. colonist who remained loyal to Britain 14. rights that belong to all people from birth 15. came up the idea that if British troops cut off New England from other colonies the war would be over