American Revolution

6. An American general and guerilla leader of the Revolutionary War
7. What the colonists did to British goods
12. WHat Paul Revere used the Boston Massacre as
14. The commanding general of the victorious Continental Army
15. signed in Paris by representatives of the United States of America
16. a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies
17. member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice
19. The last battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1781
20. The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain.
21. a convention of delegates from the 12 colonies that met in Philthydelphia in 1775

1. United' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War
2. A French nobleman and general who played a major role in helping the 13 colonies win independence
3. A Prussian military officer who trained soldiers during Valley Forge
4. A political leader of the late 18th century and early 19th centuries, one of the Founding Fathers, served as president from 1801-1809
5. A major battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1777 in northern New York state
8. A British soldier
9. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
10. The first great battle of the Revolutionary War.
11. A patriot and author in the Revolutionary War that wrote the pamphlet common sense
13. a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt
18. A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.