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Patriots were for a free America and loyalists wanted to remain loyal to the Britain.
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Hired soldiers for the British.
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As a plan to isolate New England. The British quickly tried to seize New York City.
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On Christmas night 1776, Washington planned a surprise attack and defeated the Hessians to capture Trenton, New Jersey.
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American troops surrounded John Burgoyne at Saratoga where he surrendered on October 17, 1777.
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A Prussian leader and talented drill master who helped train the continental army
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At the end of 1778, a British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia.
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Washington's army- desperately low on food and supply, fought to stay alive at winter camp in Valley Forge.
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Lobbied France for French reinforcements in 1779 and helped the continentals in many ways.
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In their greatest victory of the war, the British captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
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He was a general who helped capture Charles Town, South Carolina. He conquered a lot of land in the south.
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Paying troops became a big problem and the congress printed money called continentals. As they printed more money the value plunged and prices rised.
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In 1781, congress appointed Robert Morris, a rich Philadelphia merchant as superintendent of finance. His associate was Haym Solomon.
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The French and American troops bombarded the British at Yorktown and the British surrendered on October 19, 1781.
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In September 1783, the delegates signed the treaty of Paris which confirmed U.S. Independence.
