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French Aid
French decide to aid America because they were still mad about their defeat to the British in the French and Indian war -
New York City takeover
The British take over New York City after retreating from Boston -
Foreign help for the British
Hessians decide to help the British -
Loss of New York
Continental army withdraws from NYC -
Movement across the Delaware River
The British pushed Washington across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania -
Battle of Trenton
Washington crosses the Delaware with 2,400 men.He arrived in Trenton and surprise attacked the Hessians and won -
Battle of Princeton
Washington wins Princeton -
Movement towards Philadelphia
General Howe sails to Chesapeake Bay in attempt to capture Philadelphia -
British takes Philadelphia
Washington fails to block the redcoats at Brandywine creek -
Battle of Saratoga
General Burgoyne planned to meet up with Howe but Gates and the Continental army reacted fast enough and forced the British to surrender -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington and his en were forced to retreat from Philadelphia and spent the winter trapped in Vally Forge -
Alliance with France
French recognized American independence and signed an alliance with them -
Friedrich von Steuben
Prussian drillmaster who volunteered to help transform Washington's army -
Waiting for French aid
While waiting for French aid, 2,000 men died and Washington wrote to congress many times -
Movement down South
British begin to move South for support from loyalists -
Savannah takeover
Britain captures Savannah with ease -
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette joins Washington's army and leads them through the last years of war -
New governor in Georgia
British place another royal governor to command Georgia -
Charlestown, South Carolina
British capture Charlestown, South Carolina -
Camden, South Carolina
Cornwallis's army defeated American forces in Camden, South Carolina -
Newport, Rhode Island
French army of 6,000 land in Newport, Rhode Island -
Cowpens, South Carolina
Americans force Cornwallis and Morgan to surrender in Cowpens, South Carolina -
North Carolina
Cornwallis attacked Greene in North Carolina but lost 1/4 of his men -
In need of help
Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help in the south -
Robert Morris
Congress appoints Robert Morris superintendent of finance -
Continental army gets paid
Morris and Salomon begged for money in order to pay the army. -
Battle of Yorktown
American and French troops surround Cornwallis in Yorktown causing him to throw in towel -
America wins
American and French troops troops assemble to accept the British surrender -
Peace talks
Talks of peace begins in Paris -
Treaty of Paris
Delegates sign the Treaty of Paris confirming U.S. independence
