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General howe has his sights at capturing the the capital. he was successful
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two brothers joined forces and sailed into ny with the largest expeditory ever assembled.
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george washington traveled on christmas eve to across the delaware river for a bold surprise attack.it was very successful as the opposing army was drunk.
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gentleman johnny pursued a complex plan, the plan was to pretend they were going to meet general howe and join forces but instead he attack the general and won.
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The french reconized the american independance and signed a peace treaty with the american.
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Friedrich Stueben went to work and "made regular soldiers out of country bumpkins"
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a military leader at age 20 he led a command in virginia
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charles cornwallis sailed to the south with 8500 men the greatest victory of the war.
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the brish changed their strategy and shifted their operations to the south
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the british expected the outnumbered americans to flee but they stood and fought back and were forced to surrender.
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the french closed in closed in on cornwallis .a french naval force defeated a british fleet and then blocked the entrance to the chesapeake bay trapping the british in.
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america economy started to struggle as the war cost so much money.the end result was congress printing more money and inflation occuring.
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the revolutionary war changed a lot of people on and off the battle field
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the american rejected the british system of govvernment in which kings had power.
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the four nations met and talked about an agreement each nation had its interest. the result was treaty of paris.
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a rise in egalitariansim is a beilef that all people are equal. they are not judged by their money but by their efforts aband ability