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The French, since the beginning of the war has been giving secret aid to the Americans, such as weapons.
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British retreat from Boston and head down south as a plan to stop the rebellion.
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Brothers, General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe sail to New York with the largest British force ever assembled.
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Washington retreats the battle of New York due to being outnumbered.
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Washington last attempt of a victory to keeping his men. He crossed the Delaware river. In a surprise attack the Americans defeat a camp of Hessian's.
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By the end of December, with only a few thousand men remaining under Washington's command, their terms were coming to an end.
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The Americans defeat 1,200 British stationed at Princeton. Eight days after the Battle of Trenton.
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The troops at Valley Forge get trained into real soldiers with the help of Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian military officer.
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General Howe begins his campaign to capture the capital at Philadelphia.
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Washington troops unsuccessfully tried to block the Redcoats nearby Brandywine Creek. General Howe is grateful towards the loyalists hospitality.
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Burgoyne surrendered his battered army to General Gates due to being surrounded.
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A Continental Army camp located outside of Philadelphia made of makeshift huts in the freezing woods. Low on supplies which led to many deaths from cold and hunger.
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After the victory in Saratoga, the French agreed to support the Revolution. The French also recognized American independence and signed an alliance with them.
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The British decide to change their strategy and head down south to get support from Loyalist.
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A British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia and by the spring a royal governor again commanded Georgia.
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For most of this year, Cornwallis succeeded.
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Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men and captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
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After Chalres Town, 5,500 American soldiers were taken as prisoners of war
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Cornwallis’s army smashed American forces at Camden, South Carolina.
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A French army of 6,000 landed in Newport, Rhode Island.
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After setting up forts across the state. The British attempted to capture North Carolina. Patriots attacked them and cut off communication lines and after constant harassment the British were forced to retreat back to South Carolina.
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Cornwallis was retreating south and General Greene marched down to harass his army. When British and American forces collided, the British expected them to surrender as the Americans were outnumbered. Instead, the Americans fought back and in the end, the British retreated in Cowpens, South Carolina
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Although winning a battle, the Greene had weakened the British.
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Congress appoints a rich Philadelphia merchant, Robert Morris as superintendent of finance.
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Cornwallis and his army smashes American forces in Camden, South Carolina.
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After the colonies financial situation improves the troops are finally paid in gold coins.
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Following Lafayette's plan to trap the British on the peninsula. A French fleet blocked out the ships coming from the east
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Washington, the French generals, and their troops assembled to accept the British surrender.
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Peace negotiations with France, United States, Spain and Great Britain. Britain didn't want America to be independent. France supported American independence but feared America's becoming a major power. Spain was interested in having land. United States wanted independence.
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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay of New York meet with other delegates from France, Britain, to confirm U.S independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.
