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French Help in Secrecy
French has been sending us weapons without the British knowing -
Retreat from Boston
British retreat from Boston and move into middle states -
Gather your Men
Two brothers General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe sailed to the New York harbor with 32,000 -
George Retreats
Washington got 23,000 men to defend New York but was outnumbered forcing him to retreat -
We Can Do It Men
Washington and his men cross the icy Delaware river through a storm -
Trenton Is Ours
George and his men finally get to Trenton and were able to take it from the Hessian guarding it for the Bitish -
Terms of Enlistment
The day George's soldiers can go home -
Princeton Is Ours
George and his men take Princeton from the British -
Thinking Ahead
General Howe starts his plan to seize Philadelphia -
Philadelphia Is Captured
General Howe takes Philadelphia from America -
America Takes Saratoga
General Gates and his army surround Burgoyne and captures Saratoga -
Valley Forge
This is the camp that George and his me stayed in for a cold long winter -
The French Join Us
The French sign a treaty saying they will help us get independence -
Training The Troops
Friedrich von Steuben a drill sergeant help train the men to become soldiers -
British look to the south
Britain decides that they will gain help from the loyalist down south -
British Take Savannah
This happens during the expedition to the south -
Britain Takes Georgia
A royal governor runs Georgia again -
Marquess de Lafayette
Lafayette endures Valley Forge with Washington and asks for French reinforcements -
Clinton and Cornwallis sail south
General Henry Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis sail south with there army -
Britain Captures Charles Town
Clinton and Cornwallis take over Charles town and capture many of American soldiers -
French Land in Rhode Island
A group of French forces land in Rhode Island -
Camden Is Lost
Cornwallis takes Camden -
British Establish Forts Across South Carolina
Britain is able to make many forts in South Carolina having a British force there -
Banastre Tarleton vs Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan led the British in a goose chase and then the Continental Army were able to make the British surrender -
Help From Lafayette
Greene worried about defeating the British in the south asked for help from Lafayette by sending him a letter -
Troops need to get money too
Congress appoints a rich Philadelphia merchant to handle finances -
Cornwallis Surrenders
Cornwallis surrounded by French and American troops gives up -
British Surrender Near Yourktown
American and French troops watch British Surrender -
The British Finally Lay down Their Arms
The British Decide that They cant keep fighting and give up -
Treaty of Paris
The Delegates sign the Treaty of Paris making the U.S. independent