Figures of the American Revolution

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  1. 1. A German military officer that helped train the colonial army at Valley Forge.
  2. 5. British general that seized control of both New York and Philadelphia.
  3. 7. Colonial commander who was a traitor that sold secrets to the British.
  4. 10. A Frenchman who volunteered in the Continental army and was a close friend of George Washington.
  5. 11. Commander-in-Chief of the colonial army.
  6. 14. Leading colonial general in the southern campaign.
  7. 15. Commander of the Green Mountain Boys.
  8. 16. Wrote revolutionary pamphlets such as Common Sense and The American Crisis.
  9. 17. Washington's lieutenant colonel and the first U.S. Secretary of Treasury.
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  1. 2. British general that was defeated by Nathanael Greene at the Battle of Saratoga.
  2. 3. American diplomat who helped secure the help of the British in the war.
  3. 4. Led the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  4. 6. British commander that offered the final British surrender at Yorktown.
  5. 8. King of England during the American Revolution.
  6. 9. Famous naval officer from the Revolution. Known as the "Father of the American Navy."
  7. 12. Colonial General who became the first U.S. Secretary of War.
  8. 13. Woman who fought and helped provide water for colonial troops at the Battle of Monmouth.