Bretts Revolutionary War Puzzle Crossword

The American Revolutiony War was a conflict between Great _______ and the thirteen colonies
The colonies were fighting for their ____________.
The thirteen colonies were Jamestown in Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Conneticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and _______
On April 19, 1775 the war began with the 1st shots being fired in the Battle of _________ and Concord
On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of ____________ was written.
Some key people in the war were George ___________ who was leader of the patriot army
He crossed the ________ River to win victory at Trenton in 1776.
Thomas _____ was born in England but supported the American colonists fight for independence and became a leader in the war.
He published The ______ and Common Sense to boost morale and make converts to the cause.
Bernardo de Galvez was govenor of Spanish _________ and secretly supplied goods to the Americans on the Southwestern frontier
Fredrich Von Steuben was a ________ officer who trained American troops to increase their fighting skills at Valley Forge.
John Paul Jones was an American Naval Commander from ________ who earned a reputation as father of the American Navy.
Nathanael ______ was a major general who earned the reputation of being George Washington's most gifted andd dependable officer.
Eathen Allen was leader of the _____ mountain boys in Vermont, who led the attack on Fort Ticonderga, where they obtained cannons
Francis Marion was called the Swamp ___ because of the hit and run tactics he used
On the British side King ______ III appointed General John Burgoyne to crush the colonist
General William ____ rose to become commander in chief of the British forces but at times seemed to prefer enjoying himself in New York and Pennsylvania rather than pursuing the enemy.
General Charles __________ was the general who surrendered British forces, bringing the war to an end
The Battle of ______ Hill was the first major battle in the war, which occurred in Massachusettes and the British won
The British had a good navy and also won the Battle of ____ Island in New York
The Battle of _______ was won by the Americans after a long, cold winter
The Battle of ________ in 1777 was the turning point of the war
The Amaricans won this battle largely due to the support of the ______ navy.
The Battle of ________ was the last battle fought, where the British surrendered in October of 1781
The Treaty of _____ was written in 1783 and declared the Americans as an independent nation.
This treaty also gave _______ to the Spanish
British soldiers were known as _________ because of their brightly colored uniforms
Soldiers of the colonies were known as Patriots but some were designated as ______ men because the were trained to be ready for battle quickly
Troops on horses were called _______
Colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Britain were called ________