People in the American Revolution

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  1. 2. Thomas Jefferson wrote the ________ of Independence, motivating many colonists to join in the act of separating from Great Britain.
  2. 3. Last name of the commander of the continental army who then became the first President of the United States.
  3. 5. On April 25, 1777, Polly Cooper left with Louis de Tousard to carry bushels of corn to help General George Washington at ______ Forge.
  4. 6. Alexander Hamilton’s pen name he used when writing opinion pieces that supported the Continental Congress.
  5. 8. Polly cooper, who aided in the expedition in 1777 to help the Continental army, taught soldiers how to prepare ____ (vegetable), and also helped with herbal supplements and medicinal care.
  6. 10. Benedict Arnold who rose to the rank of major general before changing to the British side of the conflict, Washington’s trust, who had put him in command of _____ Point, New York.
  7. 12. Elizabeth Freeman was the first African American woman to successfully file a ________ for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.
  8. 15. led the _____ forces to victory in the American Revolution. (A term, not the Country)
  9. 16. Colonel Tye’s band of Loyalists was joined by another unit, the Queen’s ______, and a few other smaller bands that freed countless slaves and worked to protect the British-controlled New York City.
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  1. 1. In the British army after being discovered as a traitor in the American Continental army, Benedict Arnold was commissioned as a ______ general, and placed in charge of the American Legion.
  2. 4. The last name of the first US secretary of the treasury, also a advocate and promoter of the Constitution and main author of economic policies under the administration of President George Washington.
  3. 7. The last name of the founding father and American statesman who became the third president of the United States.
  4. 9. Elizabeth Freeman’s name she was given after the ruling of her lawsuit, resulting in her being set free from slavery, being the first woman to do so under the Massachusetts state constitution.
  5. 11. The last name of a famous rebel heroine of the Revolutionary war, known for her toughness, resourcefulness, and wit in outsmarting British Loyalists.
  6. 13. Nickname of the man who was one of the most respected Loyalist troop leaders who led the Black Brigade of guerrilla fighters.
  7. 14. Nancy Hart was a supporter of the ____ cause. (A political party), and used her cunning tactics to help capture a group of Tories that had come into her house.