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The French sent Patriots weapond in the early 1776.
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In March 1776, the British retreat from Boston moving the war to the middle states.
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William Howe and Richard Howe both land in Staten Island.
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The Americans withdraw from battle after losing badly.
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Washington and his crew of 2,400 men row across the ice cold Delaware River.
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The Americans surprise attack the British and killed 30 enemies and take 918 captives and six cannons.
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Washington and his crew are victorious and surround 1,200 British members.
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General William Howe begins his campaign to seize Philadelphia.
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General Howe arrives and takes control of Philly.
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The Americans surrounded General Burgoyne and his crew in Saratoga.
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The Continental army stayed in Valley Forge in PA in the winter of 1777-1778.
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French agreed to make peace with Americans. This flag was a sign of their alliance between the two.
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Friedrich von Steuben agrees to train the army in Feb. 1778.
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The French gave the Americans aid but it took months for it to arrive.
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The British take the war down south because of more support of loyalists.
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By the end of 1778 the British took Savannah, Georgia.
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By the spring of 1779, the British gained full control of Georgia.
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Marquis de Lafayette offers his assistance to the American army.
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For most of 1780, Cornwallis has been successful conquering the South.
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General Henry Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis sail south with 8,500 men.
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Clinton and Cornwallis capture Charles Town, SC and capture 5,500 American prisoners.
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The British defeat American forces in Camden, SC.
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Within three months, the British have contained forts across the states.
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General Nathaniel Greene chase the Redcoats and force them to surrender.
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Nathaniel Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette advising for help.
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The Congress appoints Robert Morris and Haym Salomon to raise funds to help pay the soldiers.
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Morris and Salomon both make sure the troops get paid.
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This began the siege of Yorkstown when the Fench and Americans would surround the British.
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Cornwallis was outnumbered and tired of being sheltered so he decided to surrender.
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The American Revolution had just ended with the British surrending.
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This document confirmed US indpendence, and set American land from Atlantic Ocean to MS river and Canada to Florida.
