Across
- 1. a person who is fundamentally opposed to war, violence, or the use of force as a means of settling disputes.
- 2. Cornwallis He is best known for his surrender at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781
- 4. the high level of special skill, knowledge, or judgment that a person gains through extensive training, study, and practical experience in a particular domain
- 6. of Kings Mountain a decisive Patriot victory in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War that is often called "the turn of the tide of success" for the American cause
- 8. a member of an irregular, loosely organized armed force that fights a larger, stronger, conventional military force by using surprise raids, ambushes, and sabotage rather than traditional, head-on battles
- 10. Greene He is particularly recognized for his command of the Southern Department, where his strategic campaigns ultimately contributed to the British surrender at Yorktown.
Down
- 1. the essential items, materials, and provisions required for daily living, a specific task, or to survive a given situation
- 3. is a political ideology centered on the belief that a state should be governed as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, typically through election.
- 5. Marion earned the legendary nickname "The Swamp Fox"
- 7. Gates known for a career of both a significant triumph and a catastrophic defeat
- 9. of Yorktown the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War
- 11. of Paris 1783 a formal agreement signed by Great Britain and the United States that officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence