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CommonSense
January 9, 1776
Tomas Pain
To Help The American Colonists Gain Courage And If Some American Colonists Weren't Shure Which Side To Join It Helped Them Decide
It Didn't Help Write The Declaration -
Crossing The Delaware
They crossed Delaware River on their way to Trenton, New Jersey
Hessian force, they are missionaries who fought for money.
Their spirits were raised. -
Declaration Of Indapedence
It Combined All 13 States At The Time.
A Preamble Is An Introduction.
Section 1: Said That The Patriots Decided That They Were Tired Of Taxes From The King Of Britain.
Section 2: It Means That Men And Women Were Created Equal And Have Rights That Can’t Be Taken Away: Life, Liberty, And Pursuit Of Happiness. Colonists Can Over Throw The Government If The Government Gets Out Of Control.
Section 3: The 13 Colonies Are Independent States And Won’t Help The British. -
Retreat from New York
The fighting shifted to Long island.
The British drove Washington's troops out of Brooklyn, Washington had to abandon new York city.
Nathan Hale was an American spy that took the dangerous job of stealing British plans for long island.
It lifted their spirit.
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The Battle of Saratoga
The plan called for British forces to drive toward Albany,New York's from 3 directions.
1•From Canada an army 8000 would move south to capture the forts on lake Champ, Lake Georgia, and the upper Hudson River.
2•From west a smaller army would move through Mo hawk Valley toward Albany.
3•From the south general Howe would lead a large army up the Hudson River From New York.
They were surrounded by American soldiers.
Ended British's threat to England and ended the I Rhode of an easy victory. -
Brighter days
Some 900 frontier fighters.
He took overrun the continental army and split his small army on two.
Morgan won a clear victory against the british. -
Defending the frontier
The Americans sent George Rogers Clark.
They did have some success: they successfully surprised the British.
This strengthened the American claim on Ohio Valley area.
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British advance south
Georgia and south Carolina.
They are basically hit and run attacks.
Swamp Fox was his nickname since he lead troops through swamps.
They were destroying patriots crops and killing children and women. -
Final battle
He headed for Virginia.
First: it gave Greene a great opportunity; Second: by late summer only Charles town and Savannah remained in British hands.
Americans lined up in two facing columns, and the British marched through the middle of the two columns throwing their guns into a pile. -
Treaty Of Paris
king:keep fight; parliament: stop fighting.
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.
It officially ended the war.
