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France & U.S.
France fought with the United States to make sure that the Britian didnt get to powerful; they also helped us defeat the redcoats -
Lexington at Concord
Turning point and first step to becoming a free country. This battle was the first of the American Revolution ; this fight consisted of the British army and everyday average americans. -
Paul Revere
Became famous for making his midnight nride to Lexington and Concord to warn the people there were British on the way. -
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Amerian Revolution
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Was a costly British victory that helped shape the course of the war by proving intimidation alone would not end with a victory and there was no going back. -
George Washington
Commander in chief during the American Revolution; actually lost most the battles he fought but his leadership skills were tremendous which lead to his sucess. -
British alliance with Hessians ( Germany)
The British get an advatage of another power country helping them with war and the terrible conditions of the war -
Spains alliance
Spainairds aligned with US and France because they helped support with military arms and support as well as trading. -
Nathan Hale
Soldier in the Continental Army who volunteered to go under cover to New York to obtain information from the British. famous for the qute " I only regret that i have but one life to serve for my country". -
Battle of Saratoga
Planned by the British so that they could control upstate New York and isolate New England from the Southern Colonies to hopefully put an end to the American Revolution -
Nathaniel Green
Took Commander of the Carolina Campaign and helped turn the tide of the war by winning a series of battles in the south -
Cowpens Alliance
This alliance was made up of militia soldiers from different states around South Carolina who joined the Continental Army to fight the British -
Battle of Cowpens
Major turning point because it was the deafeat of a British force which stopped British soldiers from coming in and ended the war -
Daniel Morgan
Had a gruesome technique in which led the British into a trap by making Tarletnons Army think they were retreating so they charged and ran into heavy fire from Morgans Army