The Revolutionary War

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  1. 3. The treaty that formally recognizes the independence of the United States.
  2. 9. American general that was chosen for head of the dismal Commissary Department.
  3. 10. American colonists who were in favor of the British.
  4. 13. General of the Continental army that later became the first president of the United States.
  5. 14. Last decisive victory before independence from Britain.
  6. 15. Country that supplied the colonists with all of the sea power and half of the regular troops.
  7. 16. A food that the soldiers in the Continental army ate during the shortage.
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  1. 1. American general that defeated the British at Saratoga.
  2. 2. Battle where the American colonists lost against the British soldiers that were after colonial weapons.
  3. 4. British general that surrendered to the colonists at Yorktown.
  4. 5. The general of the British that surrendered his army at the Battle of Saratoga.
  5. 6. This battle made the French start helping the American colonists directly.
  6. 7. A Prussian mercenary that trained and disciplined the Continental army at Valley Forge.
  7. 8. A virus that devastated the Continental army in 1777.
  8. 11. Month that the Treaty of Paris was signed.
  9. 12. The military camp where the Continental army spent the winter from 1777 to 1778
  10. 17. The first battle won by the American colonists in 1775.