The Spanish-american War Crossword Puzzle

The Spanish-American War

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A convention of delegates from the colonies which declared that The American Revolution had begun and established the continental army.

A military officer who trained the troops under George Washington.

The first battle fought in The American Revolution.

French military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

A Spanish military leader and colonial administrator who served as governor of Louisiana and Cuba and was Viceroy of Spain.

A meeting between delegates from the colonies to discuss the unfair treatment of the king after the intolerable acts was passed.

Commander in chief of the Continental Army.

A militia officer from Virginia who became the highest ranking American military officer during the Revolutionary War.

A major battle during the Revolutionary War which the patriots won in Saratoga, Virginia..

The last battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Virginia,here the British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington.

French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which convinced colonists to gain independence from Britain.

A battle during the Revolutionary War that took place in Trenton, New Jersey which the Patriots won.

Author of the Declaration of Independence.

An American general who was the leader of the Revolutionary War who fought small successful battles against the British in South Carolina and became known as the �Swamp Fox.�

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.

Naval commander of the Revolutionary War who was well known for his attacks on British ships.

A patriot and author in the Revolutionary War, who wrote Common sense.

A soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

The colonists who did not want independence from Great Britain and stayed on their side.

The formal document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the colonies from Great Britain.

The colonists who rebelled against the British during The American Revolution.

Civilians who were ready to fight alongside trained soldiers in a minute.

An army made by the second continental congress from the colonies in The American Revolution.

A British soldier.

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