A Critical Time

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Across
  1. 2. a formal agreement between two powers to work together towards a common goal.
  2. 5. On Christmas night 1776, Washington led 2,400 men across what river?
  3. 7. soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own.
  4. 8. The Battle of _____ marked a huge turning point in the war. The American victory ended the British threat to New England.
  5. 9. To change from one thing or condition to another.
  6. 11. Connecticut officer whose mission was to collect information on British Battle plans.
  7. 12. A German baron that helped train the Continental Army.
Down
  1. 1. camp in Pennsylvania where 11,000 Continental Soldiers braved a tough winter with low supplies.
  2. 3. Who wrote a pamphlet titled, The Crisis?
  3. 4. unit of troops on horseback.
  4. 6. ________ plan called for British forces to drive toward Albany, New York, from three directions with an army of 8,000.
  5. 9. Washington attacked _______ by crossing the Delaware, hiking throw snow, and attacking the city on two sides by surprise.
  6. 10. The _____ was an American alliance eager to weaken the British.