American Revolution

7. hired foreign soldiers
9. colonists who were loyal to England during the war
11. wrote Common Sense
15. "Give me liberty or give me death"
16. battle that was a turning point in the Revolution
18. says "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
22. "I have not yet begun to fight"
23. "We must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately"
24. the river Washington and his men crossed in the winter to surprise attack the British
26. what Patriots called British soldiers

1. 1st US President
2. king who ruled England during the Revolution
3. Treaty of ______ - officially ended the war and granted us independence from England
4. where Washington's army stayed during the winter of 1777-1778
5. where the last major battle occurred
6. volunteer soldiers who were ready to fight in a moments notice
8. battle with the "shot heard round the world"
10. French leader in the Revolution
11. "Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here"
12. wrote the Declaration of Independence
13. name given to colonists who wanted independence
14. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
15. leader of the 2nd Continental Congress
17. Betsey _____ - lady said to have stitched the 1st American flag
19. raised the Lexington Alarm
20. law of the land which contains the Bill of Rights
21. Ethan _______ - leader of the Green Mountain Boys
25. Benedict ________ - patriot general turned traitor