The Revolutionary War

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Across
  1. 2. The War between Britain and France before the Revolution
  2. 3. A colonist who opposed independence from Britain
  3. 7. The author of Common Sense
  4. 8. __________ neglect - means Britain mostly ignored the 13 colonies in the early 1700s
  5. 11. John ________ was a philosopher who greatly influenced the Revolution
  6. 12. The movement in Europe to create new ideas about government
  7. 13. The author of the Declaration of Independence
  8. 14. The battle that was the turning point of the Revolutionary War
  9. 15. The proclamation of 1763 said no settlement was allowed west of this mountain range
  10. 16. The country that fought with the Americans during the Revolution
  11. 18. The Continental Army's winter quarters where many died of the cold
  12. 19. A person who supported independence from Britain
Down
  1. 1. The governor who offered freedom to slaves who fought for the British
  2. 4. A tax on all documents in the colonies
  3. 5. The city where a "massacre" was committed by the British army
  4. 6. The battle that ended the Revolution
  5. 9. The second ______________________ was the colonial government during the war
  6. 10. _______________ & Concord - The first Battle of the Revolution
  7. 11. Patrick Henry's famous speech "give me ___________ or give me death!"
  8. 17. The top general in the Continental Army