American Revolution- People

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Across
  1. 2. British General that defeated Washington in New York
  2. 3. commander of the Continental Army
  3. 8. known as the "Giant of the Revolution" Peter_________
  4. 9. Spoke the famous quote "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
  5. 12. traitor that went over to the British side
  6. 13. helped write the Declaration; helped to gain French support
  7. 15. teenage girl that warned colonists of the British movements
  8. 16. King _______ III
  9. 19. colonist that was executed for spying
  10. 20. woman who disguised herself as a man to fight
  11. 21. Massachusetts slave that "all men are created equal" supplied to enslaved people as well
  12. 22. wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
  13. 23. aka Molly Pitcher loaded canons during the Battle of Monmouth
  14. 25. french leader that helped America win independence
  15. 26. author of the Declaration of Indpendeence
Down
  1. 1. enslaved African American who spied for Continental Army
  2. 2. signed the Declaration with a large signature
  3. 4. Joseph Plumb ________ joined the Continental Army as a teenager
  4. 5. wrote plays in Massachusetts making the British Look greedy
  5. 6. British general that surrendered at Yorktown
  6. 7. went on the midnight ride to warn colonists
  7. 10. trained the continental army at Valley Forge
  8. 11. African American teenager who joined the Continental Army; wounded in battle; Austin_______
  9. 14. general that brought canons from new York to Boston
  10. 16. American general that battled the British in the south
  11. 17. teenager that ate a note so the British did not discover it. Emily __________
  12. 18. first African American women to publish poetry
  13. 24. gathered an army of Spanish Soldiers