American Revolution

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Across
  1. 2. A weapon attached to the end of a firearm to allow for hand to hand combat.
  2. 5. The color of the British soldiers' coats.
  3. 7. Type of fighting that uses raids, ambushes, and hit and run tactics.
  4. 11. This is the battle was a major turning point in the war and garnered physical support from the French.
  5. 12. Met in Philadelphia during the war as the acting national government.
  6. 13. Considered a citizen army.
  7. 14. This is the battle in the dead of winter that Washington's leadership kept the army together despite harsh conditions.
  8. 16. This women hung certain colored clothes out to signal the location of hidden documents for spies.
  9. 19. This is the battle occurred on Christmas and Washington crossed the Delaware River to surprise attack the British.
  10. 20. This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
  11. 23. This was a network of spies.
  12. 24. The color of the Colonist soldiers' coats.
Down
  1. 1. Leader of the Continental Army.
  2. 3. These people were given freedom in exchange for their military service on both sides of the war.
  3. 4. They wanted independence from Great Britain.
  4. 6. This person was a Colonial soldier and spy who was hung by the British.
  5. 8. Members of the colonial militia were often called this because they needed to be ready at a moment's notice.
  6. 9. Some of these people sided with the British and others with the Colonists.
  7. 10. They sometimes were called Loyalists because they remained loyal to Great Britain.
  8. 15. A type of firearm that was most commonly used and very inaccurate.
  9. 17. One of the most well known American spy networks.
  10. 18. German soldiers hired to fight for the British.
  11. 21. These people served as nurses, Camp Followers, spies, replacement workers, and sometimes soldiers.
  12. 22. A type of firearm with spiral grooves that improved accuracy and range.