Spies of the American Revolution

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Across
  1. 5. Last name of a slave turned double agent who helps Lafayette keep tabs on Cornwallis at Yorktown.
  2. 6. First name of the man whose name has become synonymous with traitor for giving intelligence about West Point to the British.
  3. 11. First and last name of a female Culper operative known for her clothesline code
  4. 12. a Greek God; 1st name of a tailor who helped thwart the British plans to kidnap/assassinate Washington
  5. 13. Last name of a female Quaker who hid in a closet to spy on British conversations and helped thwart a surprise attack on Washington
  6. 15. Frenchman who worked closely with a slave turned double-agent
  7. 16. This Connecticut school teacher was not a very good spy and ended up getting hanged in New York.
Down
  1. 1. Although Washington's spy master shared a similar moniker with our principal, his last name is spelled slightly differently.
  2. 2. Hale's supposed last words- "I ______ that I have but one life to give for my country."
  3. 3. First name of Abraham Woodhull's alias
  4. 4. Commander and chief of the Continental Army who became known as a spymaster
  5. 6. Last name of Benjamin Tallmadge's code name/ alias.
  6. 7. a do-over in golf; last name of a tailor who spied on the British while making their clothes
  7. 8. Last name of a childhood friend of Benjamin Tallmadge who became one of Washington's secret six.
  8. 9. Town where you can still visit Nathan Hale's schoolhouse
  9. 10. Nathan Hale's Ivy League alma mater.
  10. 11. Last name of Benedict Arnold's accomplice who was caught and hanged for trying to give the British intelligence about West Point
  11. 14. Washington's secret six became known as the ______ spy ring