Revolutionary War Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
- 4. British general who surrendered at Yorktown
- 5. Colonist supporting the British crown during the Revolutionary War
- 6. Document signed in 1783 to officially end the war.
- 8. Strategy involving unconventional warfare tactics.
- 9. The war between the American colonies and Great Britain.
- 12. Pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating independence.
- 16. Turning point battle that boosted American morale.
- 17. Legislative body that approved the Declaration of Independence.
- 19. Site of Washington's famous Delaware River crossing.
- 20. Goal sought by the American colonies in the Revolutionary War.
Down
- 1. Colonists supporting independence from British rule.
- 3. Document adopted on July 4, 1776, announcing the 13 colonies' independence.
- 7. Location of the Continental Army's winter encampment.
- 10. German mercenaries hired by the British.
- 11. Informal term for British soldiers.
- 13. European nation that allied with the American colonies.
- 14. American general who later betrayed the Continental Army.
- 15. The final major battle of the Revolutionary War.
- 18. Army formed by the Second Continental Congress.