MOD 2 TOPIC 3 CROSSWORD HB
Across
- 4. The battle that took place the morning after Washington crossed the Delaware River
- 6. The 1776 Battle of ________ Island was a major defeat for Washington, forcing the Continental Army to retreat from New York
- 8. The British strategy heavily relied on their powerful ________ to block American ports
- 10. America’s European ally that provided crucial naval support and troops
- 11. The 1775 battle near Boston that showed the British that defeating the colonial militias would be a costly affair
- 14. Colonists who remained loyal to the King of England
Down
- 1. This 1777 battle was the turning point of the war, convincing foreign powers to aid the Americans
- 2. The King of England during the American Revolution
- 3. Under the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain finally had to recognize the United States as an ________ nation
- 5. The French aristocrat and general who became a close aide to Washington and a hero of the revolution
- 7. the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
- 9. American colonists who actively supported the rebellion and fought for independence
- 12. The last major battle of the war, where the British were trapped on a peninsula
- 13. The treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783
- 15. This Declaration, signed in 1776, established the core ideals that American troops were fighting to defend