Events of 1776

2. John _______, helped write the Declaration. He was the defense lawyer for the British soldiers involved in the Boston massacre.
4. In late August, the British army captured B________ in New York.
9. In April, North Carolina authorizes its delegates (representatives) to vote for __________ at the continental congress.
11. This battle was fought on Christmas day.
12. The _________ were German mercenaries who fought for the British.
13. On July ________, the continental congress officially adopted the Declaration of Indpendence.

1. Benjamin _______ from Philadelphia helped write the Declaration.
3. In September, the British captured M__________ New York.
4. On March 17th, the British evacuate ________, where the revolution began.
5. Thomas ________ was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
6. In June, Richard Henry ______ proposes independence to the second continental congress.
7. In January, Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense. For the first time, a revolutionary makes the argument that having a _______ is against the Bible.
8. On Christmas day, Washington and his army crossed this river and attacked the Hessian forces.
10. In October, Washington lost the battle of White ________ and had to flee New York and New Jersey.