"American Revolution Crossword Review": HTML5 Crossword

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2. 3. The mother country of the 13 colonies (0,7,0)
6. 20. The British government (10)
9. 15. This woman is credited with sewing the first American flag (0,4)
14. 8. He published Common Sense, a pamphlet outlining the reasons for colonial independence (0,5)
15. 4. Tax on paper goods (0,5)
17. 16. Signed in 1776 this document declared the reasons for the colonists to leave Britain (25)
18. 10. Supporter of independence , he successfully united the colonies with his "Join or Die" cartoon (8)
19. 13. Act that placed a tax on molasses (5)
20. 19. Cornwallis surrenders the British troops in this last major battle of the Revolution (0,8)

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1. 5. British troops took over this city in 1775, which was also the place were colonists threw tea overboard to boycott the British tax (0,6)
3. 6. Colonists who remained loyal to the British during the Revolution (9)
4. 2. Tax on this product caused the colonists to sneak onto ships and damage the goods (0,3)
5. 1. Colonists who favored independence (0,8)
7. 14. The belief that the colonies exist only to benefit the mother country (0,12,0)
8. 12. Commander of the British Army, surrendered British troops at Yorktown (10)
10. 17. This country aided the Continental Army and helped them win the war (6,0)
11. 7. Washington and his troops camped here during the winter of 1777-1778 and has become known for the hardships that soldiers faced during this time (0,11)
12. 9. City which held both Continental Congresses and was the place of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (0,12)
13. 11. German soldiers who fought for the British (7)
16. 18. Write and signed the Declaration of Independence (9)