Crossword Review Chapter #6 (50 Points)

Edit Answers
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
Across
  1. 3. / This man was on the committee that drew up the Declaration of Independence. He was the oldest member of the committee. 6.2
  2. 5. / The introduction to a formal document. 6.2
  3. 7. / Harassed the British in the Carolinas. 6.5
  4. 8. / Thomas Paine's first pamphlet telling colonists why they needed to break away from the King and Great Britain. 6.2
  5. 12. / Battle in which the Continental Army lost the city of New York. Washington lost 1400 men in the battle. 6.3
  6. 15. / The__ __ ___, was a French nobleman, who fought at the Battle of Brandywine and became a trusted friend of General Washington. 6.3
  7. 17. / Another name for Colonists who remained loyal to Britain. 6.1
  8. 19. / This man was on the committee that drew up the Declaration of Independence. He would eventually become the second President of the United States.6.2
  9. 20. / This was the second battle won by General Washington in the Winter of 1777. Washington tricked General Cornwallis and attacked this city after the Battle of Trenton. 6.3
  10. 22. / Name used for soldiers and citizens who fought against Great Britain. 6.1
  11. 24. / Document that explained why the American colonists were breaking away from Britain. 6.2
  12. 31. / George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776, and won the Battle of _______ the next day. 6.3
  13. 32. / This battle was the turning point in the war. It ended the British threat to New England and convinced the French to become allies with the Continentals.6.3
  14. 34. / The British hired Hessian _________from Germany to add to the British Army.6.1
  15. 35. / Spanish governor of Louisiana who help the Patriots during the Revolutionary war. 6.4
  16. 37. / Name for German mercenaries hired by Britain to fight against the colonists. 6.1
  17. 38. / American general who turned traitor and joined the British. 6.1
Down
  1. 1. / This man was on the committee that drew up the Declaration of Independence. He will save the Constitutional Convention a few years later by offering the Great Compromise. 6.2 P. 194
  2. 2. / The Continental Congress named ___ _______to command the Continental Army. 6.1
  3. 4. / French admiral who defeated the British fleet sent to resupply British General Cornwallis at the battle of Yorktown.6.5
  4. 6. / George III ordered a ________________ of all American ports. 6.1
  5. 9. / The last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis surrendered his entire army to General Washington and the French. 6.5
  6. 10. / Led a band of frontier fighters that captured key British forts in the West. 6.4
  7. 11. / This famous African-American Patriot served as a spy and gain vital information that would lead to the American and French victory at Yorktown. 6.5 p.180
  8. 12. / The first major battle of the American Revolutionary war. 6.1
  9. 13. / Name for Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain. 6.1
  10. 14. / After being captured by the British, ___ ______ declared, “I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” 6.3
  11. 15. / Mary Ludwig Hays, known as ____ ________, took part in the Battle of Monmouth. 6.4
  12. 16. / Many Loyalists left Boston as ____ when the British abandoned the city. 6.1
  13. 18. / American sea Captain that defeated the British ship, Serapis, even though it was larger and stronger than his ship. 6.4
  14. 21. / The delegate chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. 6.2
  15. 23. / This group of Vermonters was led by Ethan Allen. They took Ft. Ticonderoga from the British and brought its cannons to Washington in Boston. 6.1
  16. 25. / French commander during the battle of Yorktown. 6.5
  17. 26. / The Author of “Common Sense.” 6.2
  18. 27. / This American General kept the British chasing him around the South until he wore them out. His knowledge of the geography and surround land was of great use to the American cause. 6.5
  19. 28. / Prussian officer who helped teach the Continental Army how to march and drill. 6.3
  20. 29. / An African American minutemen who fought at Bunker Hill. 6.4
  21. 30. / An American General who won an important victory in the South, at the Battle of the Cowpens. 6.5
  22. 31. / Second pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine. Washington had it read to his soldiers. 6.3
  23. 33. / Legend claims that this woman sewed flags for Washington' army. 6.4
  24. 36. / Blacksmith from Vermont who led the Green Mountain Boys. 6.1
  25. 39. / A person who betrays his or her country. 6.2