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British and Colonial strengths and weaknesses
In the beginning, the British had more money, more resources, a professional army, and the biggest navy in the world at the time. The colonies were poorly trained militiamen with no navy and less resources. However the colonies were fighting for a cause, while the British were fighting for money. Also, the British had to sail across the sea to get reinforcments while the colonists were already there, and had to travel no distance. -
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Revolutionary War
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First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to resolve British conflict
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Colonists must choose sides. Patriots want independance, Torys are loyal British
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Revolutionary War begins at Lexington
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Second Continental Congress meet in Philidelphia to plan for Continental Army. Also Fort Ticonderoga and Boston are taken by colonists
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Lord Dunmores Proclamation offered freedom to slaves who fought for Britan, so Colonies copied Lord Dunmore .
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Aggresive rebels attack northern British settlements, they are defeated in Quebec.
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Thomas Paines Common Sense argued for breaking away from British. Easy for everyone to read.
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Declaration of Independance drafted by Thomas Jefferson, with help from others.
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British drove Continental Army out of New York
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Continental Congress approved Declaration of Independance
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Continental Army crossed the Delaware, then attacked Trenton and won
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A win in the Battle of Seratoga convinced French and Spanish to join the war on Colonies behalf.
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Harsh winter at Valley Forge killed 1/5+ of Continental Troops.
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George Clark gathered a frontier army and attacked western British settlements while also convincing Native Americans not to fight on Britans behalf
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British had a strong navy but by attacking ships all on their own
British had strong navy, but by attacking ships all on their lonesome. Rebels destroyed twice as many british ships as Continental ships. Some heros like Bonhamme Richard were able to defeat much stronger British forces(e.g.Serapis) -
Army moral lessened when it was discovered that Benidict Arnold had turned traitor for his greedy wife.
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Peace negotiations begin.
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Rebels win war after a weeks long siege of Yorktown.
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Treaty of Paris ends war. WE WIN!!
