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The British's Plans
B) British General John Burgoyne had an idea of leading a pincer move, which led 3 formations (1) led a large army up the Champlain Valley from Canada, to meet (2) an army marching north from New York City, and (3) the south army, which never showed up. -
The Goal for Saratoga
A) The British's goal was to divide the southern colonies from New England, they started well but slowed due to logistical problems. Burgoyne planned to take Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights. -
Burgoyne's Failure
C) The British army after winning two battles and then because they had less men in their army and were forced to retreat and surrounded by Americans in Saratoga. -
The Results of the Battle of Saratoga
D) Burgoyne's gains were erased when he again attacked the Americans on October 7 at the Battle of Bemis Heights and the Americans captured a portion of the British defenses. Burgoyne and his army had to retreat, The British army was surrounded by the much larger American force at Saratoga, forcing them to surrender on October 17, 1777. -
The British were camped
The British army had their camp in Philadelphia,PA. -
Location of Valley Forge
The Village of Valley Forge is a settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Conditions of the Americans during the winter
The army was ravaged by sickness and disease. Typhoid, typhus, smallpox, dysentery, and pneumonia along with malnutrition and not having enough clothing, shoes, and blankets. The men had to fight exposure to the freezing temperatures and snow, -
The Results of the winter at The Valley Forge
Hunger, sickness, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers and about 700 horses had died by the end of February 1778. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
The Batlle of King's Mountain was in South Carolina. The Patriot militia beat the loyalists militia. -
Who was Nathanael Greene?
Born August 7th(O.S. July 27th) 1742. He was a Major General of the Continental Army and the American Revolutinary War. Forcing British General Cornwallis to run to virginia. When the war was over, he was Washington's most dependable officer. -
What happened at the Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a turning point in taking back South Carolina from the British forces. The victory at Cowpens by the Americans chnged the entire war, it made the American army have more confidence and to fight harder to win the war. -
Where did General Cornwallis move to?
After the Battle of Cowpens, General Cornwallis moved to Yorktown,Virginia. -
General Cornwallis Mistakes
1) General Cornwallis had disagreements with his higher ranking officers.
2) General Cornwallis seperated his army and left his injured soldiers behind.
3) General Cornwallis sent his men to attack without setting up camp and to eat and rest. Following orders by his surperiors that he was arguing with, he set up a trench and got trapped, and could not get out of his postion at the shore to retreat nowhere. -
What happened on October 19th, 1781
The biggest land battle of the Revolutionary War in Yorktown, Virginia is where General Cornwallis surrendured the British army. -
King and Parliment Treaty Differences
1) To give back the Northwest Territory and the Newfoundland fisheries.
2) The British will abandon their Loyalists by an Article which the States would ignore.
3) The money saved by the British for surrendering in the war would be used to pay the men the British left in America. -
What two Americans were sent to negotiate peace?
The two Americans that went to England were Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. -
What did the Americans get out of the treaty?
1) The United States became sovereign and independent states.
2) Prisoners of War were released.
3) Were givin fishing rights to fish in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
