Revolutionary War Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
  2. 3. Well-trained army that fought against the colonies.
  3. 4. Nation that became America's most important ally.
  4. 7. Fleet that prevented the British from escaping Yorktown by sea.
  5. 8. Local citizen soldiers who supported the Continental Army.
  6. 10. Final major battle where the British surrendered in 1781.
  7. 11. British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
  8. 12. Careful military planning used by Washington.
  9. 13. Agreement signed in 1783 that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
Down
  1. 1. Army that fought for American independence.
  2. 5. New York fort captured by the colonists early in the war.
  3. 6. Colonists who supported independence from Britain.
  4. 9. Freedom from British rule that the colonies sought.
  5. 14. What Cornwallis was forced to do at Yorktown.