The Revolutionary War

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Across
  1. 2. The Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War
  2. 3. Failed British strategy to capture a specific central area to weaken it
  3. 5. Naval battle strategy employed by the French to block British reinforcements
  4. 7. The country that allied with the Americans
  5. 9. Winter encampment where Continental army suffered but survived
  6. 11. This 1777 British defeat convinced France to join the war
  7. 15. American traitor who switched allegiance to the British
  8. 18. The battle where the Continental army led a surprise attack crossing the river and capturing 900 soldiers
  9. 19. River crossed by Washington in a surprise attack in 1776
Down
  1. 1. The American general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
  2. 4. His lack of initiative and slow moving tactics caused the British to waste war supplies and funds
  3. 6. Document that declared the independence of the 13 colonies
  4. 8. British reliance on ____ soldiers to supplement their forces
  5. 10. British general who surrendered at Yorktown
  6. 12. American use of ____ tactics to harass British troops during their marches
  7. 13. The army was not used to fighting on foreign territory and could not receive supplies on time
  8. 14. First battle of the American Revolution, fought in Massachusetts
  9. 16. The battle the British surrendered to in 1781
  10. 17. The Americans had a lot of outside help from patriots such as Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and Thomas ____, leading to their victory