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