Across
- 2. / first battle of the revolutionary war
- 3. Britain / Country that wanted to keep control of the United states
- 4. / Major ally of the US who helped end the war
- 6. Hill / The Bloodiest Battle of the war, win for the British army
- 10. of supplies / Reason for British loss caused by being too far from home/British seperation
- 11. war / War between the British and colonies lasted from 1775-1783
- 12. United states / Country that wanted freedom from Great Britain
- 13. washington / Led the Continental army to success
Down
- 1. army / Consisted of soldiers from 13 colonies serving in different militias
- 3. Cornwallis / general who surrendered at the battle of Yorktown
- 5. William Howe / General who didn't take the war seriously and used slow moving tactics which caused lack of supplies and funding
- 6. of saratoga / Two battles were fought here and eventually caused the British to change their military strategy
- 7. / Battle where British General Cornwallis surrendered after being surrounded by land and sea
- 8. army / strong trained army far from home
- 9. of paris / treaty granted the United States full independence and set the boundaries of the nation.
