a race to freedom

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  1. 5. The brilliant thinker and writer who would write the Declaration of Independence.
  2. 6. A group started by Samuel Adams to protest the Stamp Act.
  3. 9. General of the Continental Army.
  4. 12. A group that was neutral in the war because they were opposed to all armed conflict.
  5. 15. Wife of John Adams.
  6. 16. British general who succeeded Henry Clinton.
  7. 17. Wife of a soldier who earned her nickname giving pitchers of water to weary soldiers.
  8. 18. 1 in 5 to 1 in 3 Americans. Also called a “Tory.”
  9. 19. A lawyer sent from Massachusetts by his cousin Samuel.
  10. 20. Virginia’s royal governor who promised African Americans freedom if they joined the British cause.
Down
  1. 1. A lawyer sent by Massachusetts.
  2. 2. Commander of the continental forces of the south, and he replace Gates.
  3. 3. British general who led an attack on Charlestown resulting in the capture of thousands of prisoners.
  4. 4. Leader of the French forces that joined Washington.
  5. 7. One of the first casualties in the Boston Massacre.
  6. 8. Franklin A famous inventor known for “discovering” electricity.
  7. 10. Captain of the Connecticut militia who sold information to the British.
  8. 11. Officer who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
  9. 13. Benjamin Franklin’s son who served as a royal governor of New Jersey.
  10. 14. A member of the Virginia House of Burgesses that encouraged people to take action.