Across
- 5. Prussian soldier who taught colonial soldiers to march and drill
- 7. Polish engineer who build forts and other defenses for GW
- 8. an important fort in New York - now the U.S. military Academy
- 12. shutting down a port to keep people/goods from moving in/out
- 13. the Swamp Fox
- 15. young French soldier assisted GW and became very friendly with hom
- 16. a soldier who is fighting for pay; not for patriotism
- 20. approve
- 21. rights that cannot be taken away
- 25. location where GW’s troops faced and extremely difficult winter
- 26. American who turned traitor and fought for the British
Down
- 1. American general who won the battle of Cowpens by tricking the British
- 2. RI general who used knowledge of geography to outsmart the British
- 3. location in NY where GW met with his soldiers at the end of the war
- 4. father of the American Navy
- 6. a soldier who fights with ‘hit-and-run” tactics
- 9. to surround, blockade and fire on an enemy’s location in order to force surrender
- 10. major turning point in the war that convinced France to aid the Americans
- 11. soldiers on horseback
- 14. freedoms that all people have from birth
- 17. Polish soldier who trained American cavalry
- 18. British general who lost at the Battle of Yorktown
- 19. to make certain
- 22. one who betrays their country
- 23. introduction
- 24. clear; obvious