Revolutionary War Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
John Glover | With the Marblehead Fishermen, he ferried Washington across the Delaware River |
General Burgoyne | British General who lost the Battle of Saratoga |
General Howe | In 1777, he captured Philadelphia, instead of heading north along the Hudson River |
St. Leger | In 1777, he was unable to cross the state of NY and meet the other British armies at Albany |
Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
General Cornwallis | Surrendered to Washington at the Battle of Yorktown |
Baron Von Steuben | Trained Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge |
Lafayette | Frenchman who helped the US win the Revolutionary War |
Saratoga | This victory convinced the French to be our ally in the Revolutionary War |
Trenton | This battle occurred the day after Christmas, 1776 |
Monmouth | This battle involved "Molly Pitcher", a woman who helped fire the canons |
Valley Forge | Washington spent a cold winter here in 1777-1778 |
Yorktown | The final battle of the Revolution |
Virginia | Yorktown is located in this state |
New Jersey | Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth are located here |
New York | Saratoga and Long Island are located in this state |
Mississippi River | The western border of the US in 1783 |
Florida | This was given back to Spain at the end of the American Revolution |
Ben Franklin | Negotiated a peace treaty at the end of the American Revolution |
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