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Retreat from Boston
The British retreat from from to the middle states. -
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Forces Assemble
The British aseemble an expeditionary force with 32000 soliders. -
Defeat in New York
The British defeat the colonists. They get scared and runaway. -
Pushed Back
Bristish push Washington and his army across the Delaware river. Most of them had been killed and fewer than 8000 men remained. -
Allies with the French
The French start to help teh Americans out by sending them weapons. -
Christmas Night
Washington and his troops surprise attack the Hessians and it ends in a VICTORY. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington and his men march 9 miles through sleet and snow to Trenton. The hessians had drank too much and werent ready for them. The Americans killed 30 and captured 918 enemies. -
Another Victory
8 days after beatig the Bristish the Americnans went back at it. They faced 1200 British at Princeton. Washington stop at a winter camp near Morristown. -
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Fighting for Philadelpiha
Howe gathered his men to seize the capital of America, Philadelphia. Washington was unable to hold off the red coasts. The british captured Philly. -
Saratoga
American troop surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga making him surrender to Gen. Gates. -
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Valley Forge
Valley Foge is a camp where the colonists wait out the winter in the freezing cold. -
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An American Victory
During this time at Valley Forge no one would have thought that the Americans could ever be the all powerfull British. -
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Moving South
After the defeat at Saratoga the Britishbegin to move South. -
Transformation
Washington and his men began an amazing transformation. Friedrich von Steuben volunteer his services to help make his boys into men. -
Treaty with French
The French recognizzed the Americans independence and signedan alliance with them. -
Robert Morris
The Congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant, Robert Morris as Superintendent of Finace. -
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Savannah, Georgia
The British easily took over Sanannah Georgia. -
Marquis de Lafayette
A young brave French aristocrat has also offered his assitance to the Americans. -
Gen. Clinton & Charles Cornwallis
General Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8500 men. -
Charles Town, South Carolina
The British captured Charles Town of South Carolina and marched 5500 American Soldiers off as POW. -
Smashing Forces
Cornwallis's Army had smashed forces with the Americans at Camden, South Carolina. -
Many Forts
Within 3 months the Britsh made forts across the state. -
French Arrive
A french army of 6000 arrived in Rhode Island and the british didnt notice because they were preoccupied with the south. -
Contintenal Army fight back
The british expected the Americans to flee however the Continental Army fought back and forced the red-coats to surrender. -
Letter of Help
Greene was worried about the fight for south he decided to write a letter of help to Lafayette. -
Pay Day
On this day the troops were finally paid in speice, gold coins. -
The White Flag
Outnumbered, and exhausted Cornwallis finally waved the white flag and surrendered. -
Yorktown
Colonel William Fontaine of the militia of Virgina stood with the American and French armies across a road near Yorktown, to watch the British surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
Deegate sign the Treaty of Paris which confirms U.S.'s inpendence and sets boundries of the new nation.