American Revolution - People and Battles

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  1. 6. Patriot writer who used plays and pamphlets to support independence.
  2. 8. Woman often connected to the “Molly Pitcher” battlefield story.
  3. 10. Culper Ring figure linked to secret signaling (often told as laundry signals).
  4. 12. Philadelphia seamstress and flag maker linked to a famous flag legend.
  5. 14. Georgia Patriot heroine famous for outsmarting Loyalists.
  6. 16. Patriot woman who told her husband, “Remember the Ladies.”
  7. 19. Battle the same day as Lexington where militia pushed the British back.
  8. 20. Patriot spy captured and executed by the British; famous last words are debated.
  9. 21. First clash of the Revolution on April 19, 1775.
Down
  1. 1. Spy who pretends to work for one side but secretly works for the other.
  2. 2. Final major victory where Cornwallis surrendered.
  3. 3. Patriot spy connected to British-occupied Philadelphia.
  4. 4. Enslaved poet in Boston whose writing became famous during the Revolution.
  5. 5. Shoemaker who became a Patriot spy in New York.
  6. 7. Spanish governor of Louisiana who fought the British on the Gulf Coast.
  7. 9. Turning point battle that helped convince France to ally with America.
  8. 11. Culper Ring member who used the alias “Samuel Culper.”
  9. 13. Culper Ring member who gathered secrets inside British-held New York City.
  10. 15. Washington’s officer who organized the Culper Spy Ring.
  11. 17. Woman who disguised herself as a man to serve in the Continental Army.
  12. 18. Washington’s surprise winter victory after crossing the Delaware.