People of the American Revolution

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  1. 2. One of the founding fathers who went to France to ask King Louis XVI to aid the Patriot cause.
  2. 7. Another name for a person that sided with the colonist.
  3. 8. This famous Patriot leader said, "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
  4. 9. General Washington finally trapped the British to end the war at this location.
  5. 11. Was the leader of this group set up at Valley Forge.
  6. 12. Treaty which officially gave the United States it's independence & boundaries.
  7. 14. Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
  8. 18. Credited for creating the 1st U.S. flag.
  9. 20. Yelled through the town, "The British are coming!"
  10. 22. Mary Ludwig Hays was also known as this...(full name)
  11. 24. This man took over as a military leader of the Patriot army after Benedict Arnold changed sides.
  12. 25. Man that wrote the pamphlet, "Common Sense."
  13. 26. Prussia military leader which helped train the Patriot soldiers.
  14. 27. A Frenchman who was inspired by the Patriot cause, came to become a skillful leader of the Patriot army.
  15. 28. Women who dressed as a man to fight in the war.
  16. 30. This man said, "give me liberty, or give me death!"
  17. 31. Born in Scotland, this man volunteered for the American army after having to flee Scotland due to killing a leader during a mutiny.
  18. 32. Ruthless British leader in the South that would kill Patriot soldiers that surrendered.
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  1. 1. Some historians say this man created the first design of the U.S. flag.
  2. 3. King ____________ XVI of France was asked by Ben Franklin to aid the Patriot cause.
  3. 4. This man was known as the "Swamp Fox."
  4. 5. Governor of Spanish Louisiana during the Revolutionary War which became allies of the colonies.
  5. 6. This man was the commander of the British forces during the war.
  6. 10. This man is famous for leading the Crossing of the Delaware.
  7. 13. An enslaved African American who helped the Patriots win the Battle of Yorktown by being a spy.
  8. 15. Marquis de Lafayette came from this country.
  9. 16. Group of people who ran the businesses & farms while the men were fighting.
  10. 17. Another name for a British loyalist.
  11. 19. King _________________ III was the leader of Britain during the Revolution.
  12. 21. This camp was set up in the state of Pennsylvania during the cold winters of the Patriot army.
  13. 23. The famous Crossing the Delaware resulted in the Battle of _____________________.
  14. 29. Benedict _____________________ was the military leader who changed sides from the Patriots to British during the Revolutionary War.