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Common Sense
"Common Sense" was writen in January, 9 1776 by Thomas Paine. the porpuse was to get more people to join the patriot army. it got more people on the patriot's side. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was writen to tell England we wanted independence. The preamble talked about the king not following the law. The first section telled him he was unfit to be the king. The second section telles him they want to make peace with him, not go to war. In the third they stated their. independence. the king sent troops to America. -
Retreat From New York
The fighting moved to the Middle Colonies. the British won and the Patreots had to retreat. Nathan Hale was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City. they didn't have much morale at the begining bet tords the middle iw as going up. -
The Battle of Saratoga
He thought the British troops in Canada under Major General John Burgoyne needed to take control of Albany, New York and the Hudson River. South from Canada and plan to meet at Albany with Generals Barry St. Leger and William Howe. St. Leger was to move east from Fort Oswego, on Lake Onratio; and Howe was to march north from Virginia.Burgoyne himself was stoped by American General Benedict Arnold at Saratoga.The Americans won -
Valley Forge Winter
Valley Forge was in Pennsylvania. the British camped out side of Philadelphia. They were short on supplies. Many men died at Valley Forge. -
Help from Overseas
To make sure that the Partiots are winning and they are going to be on the winning side. French became the first to help the british fight. Baron Friedrich von Steuben was a german. he was also a trainer for the American army. -
Treaty of paris
It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. The treaty also set new borders for the United States, including all land from the Great Lakes on the north to Florida on the south, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
