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This is when the French begin to send the americans weapons to defeat the British
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The British retreat from Boston
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces and sailed to the NY harbor
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The Battle for New York ended with the Americans retreating
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The British Pushed Washington's army across the Delaware river into PA
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Washington led over 2,400 men back across the Delawear in little row boats
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The men marched into Trenton, NJ having the element of suprise, killed 30 men and taking 918 captives
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The Americans took another victory and Washington brought his army to northern Jersey
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France signs and alliance with America
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General Howe began to make plans to take Philidelphia
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General Burgoyne had to surrender in Saratoga because Howe was too busy winnig Phily
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Valley Forge served as the contental army's camp
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The brittish command their armies to move south
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The brittish win Savannah, GA in battle
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Lafayette joined Washington's staff and led command of VA for the end of the war.
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A royal governer takes command of GA
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French army had 6,000 men land in Newport, RI after the British
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Charles Town, SC was capptured by the Brittish
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Cornwallis's army beats the Americans in Camden, SC
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Americans forced British to surrender in Cowpens, SC
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Cornwallis beats Americans in Gulford, NC, but lost many men.
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Green wrote a letter to LaFayette asking for help
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Congress appoints Robert Morris as superintendent of finance
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this was the first time the troops were paid
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Cornwallis raised his white flag of surrender at last
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Wshington assembled with his armies and French generals to accecpt the British surrender
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William Fontaine watched with the armies as the british served a formal surrender
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Talk of peace began. Reps from America, Britan, France and Spain met to talk of an agreement
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The Treaty of Paris was signed and the US had its independence at last confirmed.
