American Revolution
Across
- 2. What Britain offered slaves who were willing to fight for them
- 6. Turning point battle of the war, gained foreign help
- 7. USA had to defend the British 3 times at this battle, before ultimately running out of ammo and retreating
- 11. The final battle of the War, where Britain surrenders
- 13. People in the colonies who wanted to stay loyal to Britain
- 14. Battle that was won by crossing the Delaware River in the middle of the night and surprising the British
- 15. Date the colonists declared independence from Britain
- 16. nickname of British soldiers
- 18. This country by far had the better military going into the beginning of the War
- 19. Author of the Declaration of Independence
- 20. Americans lack of this, was one of Britains biggest advantages during the war
- 21. Name of the King of Britain during the War
- 23. The shot heard round the world was the first shot of which battle
- 24. The commander of the Continental Army
Down
- 1. refusal to buy something from Britain, a form of peaceful protest
- 3. Frenchman who came over and helped us in the war by bringing supplies, etc.
- 4. Soldiers who fought for pay instead of loyalty
- 5. Where the Army spent the winter and received significant training
- 8. Prussian man who came and helped train our soldiers
- 9. A person in the colonies who supported going to war with Britain
- 10. last name of the general who started fighting for America, then switched to Britain
- 12. Winners of the American Revolution
- 17. One of the many ways women helped during the War
- 22. This officially ended the American Revolution, and granted the USA their Independence