American Revolution

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Across
  1. 2. What Britain offered slaves who were willing to fight for them
  2. 6. Turning point battle of the war, gained foreign help
  3. 7. USA had to defend the British 3 times at this battle, before ultimately running out of ammo and retreating
  4. 11. The final battle of the War, where Britain surrenders
  5. 13. People in the colonies who wanted to stay loyal to Britain
  6. 14. Battle that was won by crossing the Delaware River in the middle of the night and surprising the British
  7. 15. Date the colonists declared independence from Britain
  8. 16. nickname of British soldiers
  9. 18. This country by far had the better military going into the beginning of the War
  10. 19. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  11. 20. Americans lack of this, was one of Britains biggest advantages during the war
  12. 21. Name of the King of Britain during the War
  13. 23. The shot heard round the world was the first shot of which battle
  14. 24. The commander of the Continental Army
Down
  1. 1. refusal to buy something from Britain, a form of peaceful protest
  2. 3. Frenchman who came over and helped us in the war by bringing supplies, etc.
  3. 4. Soldiers who fought for pay instead of loyalty
  4. 5. Where the Army spent the winter and received significant training
  5. 8. Prussian man who came and helped train our soldiers
  6. 9. A person in the colonies who supported going to war with Britain
  7. 10. last name of the general who started fighting for America, then switched to Britain
  8. 12. Winners of the American Revolution
  9. 17. One of the many ways women helped during the War
  10. 22. This officially ended the American Revolution, and granted the USA their Independence