American Revolution

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Massachusetts delegate who later became the second U.S. president (5)
• Town near Lexington where colonial militia clashed with British troops (7)
• Document adopted July 4, 1776, announcing American independence (11)
• Framework of government drafted for the new nation in 1787 (12)
• Principal author of the Declaration of Independence (9)
• 1783 agreement that officially ended the war (6)
• Massachusetts town where the war's first shots were fired in 1775 (9)

Down

• Nickname for a British soldier, based on uniform color (7)
• 1777 battle victory that convinced France to help the colonies (8)
• Virginia town where British forces surrendered in 1781 (8)
• Uprising in which American colonies broke from British rule (10)
• Statesman who helped negotiate French support for the colonies (8)
• Hired foreign soldier Britain employed, such as the Hessians (9)
• Colonial militia fighters ready to fight on short notice (9)
• Group of citizen soldiers who were not full-time professionals (7)

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