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The french secretly sent weapons to the Patriots because they were still mad about the lose in the French and Indian War.
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The war was moved to the Middle States. The British were trying to isolate New England.
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Brothers William and Richard Howe assemble in Staten Island. This was the largest force assemlbed, with 32,000 soldiers. Washington gathered 23,000 men to defned New York. The colonists lost because they out numbered and under equiped.
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George Washington led his soldiers across the Delaware River. They marched 9 miles to Trenton, were the British were located. The British were hungover and were unprepared for the ambush. The Continental Army army killed 30 enemies, took 918 captives, and six cannons.
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Washington led his army to a win in Princton, where the British were stationed.
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General Howe and his soldiers landed in Philadelphia. the continental congress run away for the city. Washington and his troops tried to stop the British near Brandywine Creek, but they failed and the British won.
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A misconmmuniction caused Burgoyne to surrender to the colonists troops. The troops surrouneded Burgoyne and forced him to surrender to General Gates.
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Valley Forge was a winter camp for the Continental Army. the soldiers didn't have any resources. They were hungry, unclothed, and cold.
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Friedrich von Steuben began to train the Continental Army. They started to become a real army.
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The French signed a treaty with the Americans. The treaty said that France couldn't ally with Britain unless they recognize the colonies as independent.
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The British change there tactics. They tried to ragain control of loyalist states.They moved down south and slowly fought to the north.
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The British took control of Savanah, Georgia with ease.
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Goergia was captured by Britain.
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Marquis de Lafayette lened a hand to Washington. He worked towards getting French reinforcements. Lafayette aslo led a command in Virginia.
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The british took 5,500 americans soleirs as prisoners of war. Cornwallis was left to led the British in their conquest of the south.
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General Henrey Clinton and Charles Cornwallis had their greatest victory when they sailed to the south and captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
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The French stationed a fleet in Newport, Rhode Island and they had another fleet in the West Indies. The American and French army joined forces to stop Cornwallis' plan. The new army defeated the British in Yorktown.
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Britain takes Camden, South Carolina.
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Cornwallis get help form thousands of escaped slaves. The slaves are fightin for their freedom.
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Britain now has fort all across South Carolina. Britain tried to go towards North Carolina, but the colonists cut the britsh communication. The British were forced out by the colonal army.
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The Americans were outnumbered, but they stood firmly and fought. The British were forced to surrender.
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Cornwallis attacked American general, greene, at Guilford Court House in North Carolina. Cornwallis and the Briitish won this battle, but many were wounded.
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Greene te a letter to Lafayette asking for his help.
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Merchant Robert Morris was appointed superintendent of finance. him and his parnter raised money to give salaries for the Continental Army.
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The Continental Army are finally paid because of the hard work done by Morris and Salomon.
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Cornwallis surrendered aftered being under seige for three weeks.
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The America, Freanch Army, and the Virginia militia came together on a road near Yorktown to have the British officially surrender.
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George Washington, French generals, and the troops came together to acceptthe official surrender of the British.
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Representatives from France, Spain, Britain, and the United States met to talked about peace. Britain didn't want to give the United States full independence. Spain wanted the land between the Appalachians Mountains and Mississippi River. France didn't want the United States to become a major power.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed. It gave independence to the United States and set its borders.
