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American Revolution crossword puzzles on 1776, the founding fathers, and independence.

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American Revolution

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 5. Massachusetts delegate who later became the second U.S. president
  2. 7. Town near Lexington where colonial militia clashed with British troops
  3. 10. Document adopted July 4, 1776, announcing American independence
  4. 12. Framework of government drafted for the new nation in 1787
  5. 13. Principal author of the Declaration of Independence
  6. 14. 1783 agreement that officially ended the war
  7. 15. Massachusetts town where the war's first shots were fired in 1775

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  1. 1. Nickname for a British soldier, based on uniform color
  2. 2. 1777 battle victory that convinced France to help the colonies
  3. 3. Virginia town where British forces surrendered in 1781
  4. 4. Uprising in which American colonies broke from British rule
  5. 6. Statesman who helped negotiate French support for the colonies
  6. 8. Hired foreign soldier Britain employed, such as the Hessians
  7. 9. Colonial militia fighters ready to fight on short notice
  8. 11. Group of citizen soldiers who were not full-time professionals

American Revolution

Easy · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 1. Large weapon that fires heavy iron balls
  2. 5. Money Britain charged colonists on goods such as tea
  3. 7. Freedom from British rule that the colonies declared in 1776
  4. 10. Drink thrown into Boston Harbor during a famous 1773 protest
  5. 13. Colonist who remained faithful to the British king
  6. 14. Freedom, the ideal American colonists were fighting for

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  1. 1. The thirteen British territories that became the United States
  2. 2. Massachusetts city where colonists dumped tea into the harbor
  3. 3. General who led the Continental Army and became first president
  4. 4. Long gun that soldiers loaded and fired in the 1700s
  5. 6. Person who fights as part of a country's military
  6. 8. Group of colonial delegates who met to make wartime decisions
  7. 9. Symbol of stars and stripes that represents the United States
  8. 11. Organized group of soldiers who fight together
  9. 12. Title held by George the Third, Britain's ruler during the war

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