People 2

9. – Leader of the French forces that joined Washington.
10. – A lawyer sent by Massachusetts.
12. – Captain of the Connecticut militia who sold information to the British.
16. – A group started by Samuel Adams to protest the Stamp Act.
17. – A famous inventor known for “discovering” electricity.
19. – Benjamin Franklin’s son who served as a royal governor of New Jersey.

1. – The brilliant thinker and writer who would write the Declaration of Independence.
2. – Virginia’s royal governor who promised African Americans freedom if they joined the British cause.
3. – Wife of John Adams.
4. – General of the Continental Army.
5. – Commander of the continental forces of the south, and he replace Gates.
6. – 1 in 5 to 1 in 3 Americans. Also called a “Tori.”
7. – A lawyer sent from Massachusetts by his cousin Samuel.
8. – Wife of a soldier who earned her nickname giving pitchers of water to weary soldiers.
9. – British general who succeeded Henry Clinton.
11. – One of the first casualties in the Boston Massacre.
13. – Officer who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
14. – A group that was neutral in the war because they were opposed to all armed conflict.
15. – British general who led an attack on Charlestown resulting in the capture of thousands of prisoners.
18. – A member of the Virginia House of Burgesses that encouraged people to take action.