American Revolution People and Groups

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  1. 1. nickname for a British soldier
  2. 4. helped the men out on the battlefield by loading and firing cannons
  3. 5. name given to our male leaders that got our country started
  4. 8. leader of the Green Mountain Boys
  5. 9. first African American to die for the American side in the Revolution
  6. 11. group of colonial soldiers who captured Fort Ticonderoga before the Revolution started
  7. 12. turned the tide of the French and Indian War to the British side
  8. 13. she sewed flags for Washington's army
  9. 18. "midnight rider" who warned the colonists of the approaching British soldiers
  10. 20. they came to help us after the Battle of Saratoga
  11. 23. started fighting with the Americans but by the end of the war had switched to the British side
  12. 24. Prussian general who helped train Washington's troops at Valley Forge
  13. 26. British general who surrendered to George Washington after the Battle of Yorktown
  14. 27. Founding Father that was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
  15. 28. was the oldest member of the Continental Congress and on committee to write Declaration of Independence
  16. 29. met at Philadelphia and made decisions to boycott British goods and set up militias
  17. 30. said "I regret that I have but one Iife to lose for my country."
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  1. 2. group that adopted the Declaration of Independence
  2. 3. colonial soldiers who could be ready to fight in a minute's notice
  3. 6. wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" to convince Americans to support war
  4. 7. outspoken leader of the Sons of Liberty
  5. 10. group that was established to write letters to rest of colonies informing what was going on in Boston
  6. 14. Founding Father who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
  7. 15. said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
  8. 16. nickname given to the colonists soldiers
  9. 17. paid German soldiers that fought for the British
  10. 19. Washington's troops spent tough winter of 1776-1777 here
  11. 21. king of Great Britain during the American Revolution
  12. 22. leader of the Continental Army for the American side of the war
  13. 25. said "I have not yet begun to fight!"