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France has been supplying weapons for the American colonies
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British retreated from Boston
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe started to lead the British army, starting in New York.
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George Washington hired 23,000 men to help him in the Battle of New York, here they were vastly outnumbered and untrained.
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The British army pushed Washington and his army across the Delaware River and into Pennsylvania.
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George leads his 2,400 men back over the Delaware River to Trenton. This trip happens on a extremely cold Christmas night in a tiny rowboat
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Washington and his men march 9 miles to get toTrenton, New Jersey. This is where the British Hessians were celebrating their holiday, after already having many drinks the Hessians were in no shape to fight against the Americans at this time.
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The terms of the soldiers enlisments were due this date, this was when the soldiers were allowed to choose to go home. However, they were also allowed to stay on their own will.
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The Continental Army won a battle against 1,200 British men, they also continue to march to northern NJ.
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France recognized Ameria as independent and signed an alliance that also states that France wont sign any other alliance with Britain as long as they too acknowledge America as independent.
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General Howe started to want to capture Philadelphia
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General Howe and his troops sailed from New York to the Chesapeake Bay. The Continental Congress fled, here Washingtons men were unsuccessful in blocking the British from capturing Philadelphia
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American Troops Surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga, he surrendered his army. This victory was big for the colonists, it lifted their spirits from their losing streak and gave them hope.
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Albigense Waldo worked as a surgeon at Valley Forge, outside of Philadelphia
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Fredrich von Steuben offered his military knowledge and telnet to shape george Washinton's srmy. He did this by teaching them to stande at attention, execute field maneuvers, fire and reload quickly and how to use bayonets.
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British army captures Savannah, Georgia.
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British army began to focus on capturing the south as a result of many lost battles in the north. The south also held many of the British loyalists that will happily welcome and help out the British army.
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The Continental Army is finally paid, this comes in the form of gold coins.
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Colonel William Fontaine from the Virginia militia joined the American and French armies near Yorktown.
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George Washington and his troops struggle through brutal winters with the lack of food, clothing and shelter. In some cases of frostbite, it was so bad that the doctors had no way of keeping that certain limp.
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Egalitarianism- a belief that equality is for all people
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General Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis sailed with 8,500 men and captures Charles Town, South Carolina
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British army defeated American army at Camden, South Carolina and in three months they had established three forts across the state.
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Continental Army forces British army to surrender at Cowpens, South Carolina
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Congress appointed Rober Morris and Haym Salomon as a superintendent of finance, raised funds dor Continental Army.
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At Guilford Court House, North Carolina Cornwallis won the batter but lost many men. (93 killed, 400 wounded, 26 missing)
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Nathanel Greene writes a letter to Lafayette asking for assistance.
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Cornwallis surrenderse Yorktown due to naval blockades, day and night bombarding from the Continental Army and the lack of men.
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Washington, French generals and their troops gladly accept the surrender of Britain from General Charles O'Hara.
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Colonel William Fontaine from the Virginia militia joined the Maerican and French armies near Yorktown
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The United States, Great Britain, France and Spain all met to make peace nagotiations.
U.S.- to declare independence from Britain
Britain- avoid giving the U.S. their independence
Fance- supported America's independence but feared their power
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American delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, naming the U.S. as fully independent and their boundries. Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and Canada to Florida.
