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