M4L4 Battles Won and Opportunities Lost

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  1. 1. By winter of 1776 the Continental Army was tired and on the run; many soldiers __________ or left the army without permission.
  2. 4. Most Enslaved Africans joined the _________ sis because they were offered freedom in return for fighting.
  3. 6. In the _____ of 1776 Howe had forced the Continental army from NY and into NJ.
  4. 7. This British general made a horrible mistake when he moved his Army from the Carolinas to Virginia.
  5. 10. Foreign soldiers who fought for pay
  6. 13. In the British plan, General Howe would sail upriver from NY to ________.
  7. 16. This Battle was considered he turning point in the war.
  8. 17. After the treaty, Native Americans either left or were forced onto reservations.
  9. 18. The last major battle of the American Revolution.
  10. 20. King Louis XVI from ________, provided supplies, ammo, soldiers and ships to the Continental Army.
  11. 21. The British had a plan to cut _________ off from the other colonies.
  12. 24. Mary Ludwig Hays was aka Molly _________ since she provided water for American Soldiers.
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  1. 2. George Washington's Army was mainly made up of younger men or _________.
  2. 3. The winter at __________ was tough on the Continental Army; over 2000 died and many endured horrific conditions.
  3. 5. In the British plan, General _________ would invade from Canada.
  4. 8. James ______ was an enslaved Black American that served as a spy that gathered important information for Washington and Lafayette.
  5. 9. The Battle of ________ was won by Washington in the early hours on Christmas morning in 1776.
  6. 11. Baron Friedrich von ____________ was a Prussian military officer that trained the Continental Army.
  7. 12. The Treaty of _____ of 1783 ended the American Revolution.
  8. 14. Benedict Arnold gave up West Point to the British in exchange for military appointment; he is known as a ______.
  9. 15. At Saratoga Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to Patriot general Horatio ____.
  10. 16. Bernardo de Galvez of __________, allied himself with the Patriot Army.
  11. 19. This group contributed to the Continental cause by raising ,money, making clothing and serving as nurses and spies.
  12. 22. The river George Washington crossed in the middle of the night Christmas Eve followed by a march in the snow.
  13. 23. Marquis de Lafayette was a wealthy _____ man that brought his own ship and soldiers to help the Patriot cause.