American revolution

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Across
  1. 2. American forces surrounded and defeated the British army under General Hohn Burgoyne in New York State.
  2. 5. George Washington and the Continental Army camped during the winter of 1777-1778. The troops suffered from harsh colds, starvation, and disease.
  3. 6. a combined French and American army led by George Washington defeated and captured General Cornwallis
  4. 7. a month-long siege of confrontation between the newly created Continental army and the British in the aftermath of the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
  5. 8. Christmas 1776. American forces surprised German mercenary forces and after defeating them, captured almost everyone with very few losses.
  6. 9. the shot heard around the world, Politically disastrous for the British, it persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence.
  7. 10. Written by Thomas Jefferson and was approved on July 2 and adopted on July 4th, 1776.
Down
  1. 1. In 1779 the British shifted their strategy for the war by moving towards the south. In 1779 after a six week siege, the British army captured Charleston South Carolina.
  2. 3. In 1778 France officially recognized the United States and entered into a Treaty of Alliance.
  3. 4. one of the first battles of the American Revolution. the intention of trapping the British.