"American Revolution Intro Crossword": HTML5 Crossword

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6. This man volunteered to be in the Continental Army and purchased supplies for his men. (9)
8. France sided with American during the Revolution. This made them our ______. (4)
9. To leave your military duty. (6)
10. A long steel knife attached to the end of a gun. (7)
11. Professional soldier hired to fight for another country. (9)
13. One of the first battles of the Revolution where the Americans were ordered "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." (10)
14. He inspired American soldiers to fight even through rough conditions with his essay, The American Crisis. (5)
16. Campsite the winter of 1777-1778. Disease, starvation, and low morale plagued the camp. (11)
18. New western boundary for the U.S. at the end of the Revolution. (16)
19. Known as the Father of the U.S. Navy. Captured the british warship, Serapis. (13)
20. Known as the financier of the Revolution. (7)

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1. Privately owned ship that attacked enemy merchant ships. (9)
2. This battle was the turning point in the wa.r (8)
3. African-American spy that played a critical role at Yorktown. (9)
4. Name of the first U.S. constitution. (23)
5. Spanish governor of Louisiana that attacked British forces along the Mississippi River. (6)
7. Last major battle (8)
12. The Americans and French surrounded the British at Yorktown. This is called a _______. (5)
15. Only kind of African-Americans allowed to fight in the Continental Army. (4)
17. He convinced France to ally with the United States during the war. (8)