3.4 Move Towards Independence
Across
- 4. delegates of the ______ drafted the Declaration of Independence
- 8. this country was convinced to sign a treaty with the US in February 1778 to provide aid
- 9. This battle was a surprise attack on Hessian soldiers on Christmas night of 1776
- 10. This city was captured by the British in mid 1777 & General Howe decided to winter his troops there that winter
- 12. cannons from this fort were place strategically overlooking Boston Harbor & forced the British from Boston
- 13. the first major battle of the war was the Battle of ___ ___
Down
- 1. Washington lost more the 1,400 Americans & the city of New York during this battle (pg. 172)
- 2. He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence (last name)
- 3. This is where the Continental troops wintered the winter of 1777
- 5. this pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine & was used to persuade people to join the Patriot cause
- 6. Prussian that helped train Continental troops during the winter at Valley Forge
- 7. Considered the turning point in the war for the Americans; where British General Burgoyne surrendered his army
- 10. means introduction
- 11. most of the fighting of the Revolutionary War centered around this city in the first year