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The Fight For philadalphia
General howe has his sights at capturing the the capital. he was successful -
Defeat in New york
two brothers joined forces and sailed into ny with the largest expeditory ever assembled. -
The Battle of Trenton
george washington traveled on christmas eve to across the delaware river for a bold surprise attack.it was very successful as the opposing army was drunk. -
Victory at Saratoga
gentleman johnny pursued a complex plan, the plan was to pretend they were going to meet general howe and join forces but instead he attack the general and won. -
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Valley forge
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A turning point
The french reconized the american independance and signed a peace treaty with the american. -
european allies shift the balance
Friedrich Stueben went to work and "made regular soldiers out of country bumpkins" -
lafayette and the french
a military leader at age 20 he led a command in virginia -
early british success in the south
charles cornwallis sailed to the south with 8500 men the greatest victory of the war. -
the british move south
the brish changed their strategy and shifted their operations to the south -
British loses
the british expected the outnumbered americans to flee but they stood and fought back and were forced to surrender. -
victory ay york town
the french closed in closed in on cornwallis .a french naval force defeated a british fleet and then blocked the entrance to the chesapeake bay trapping the british in. -
financing the war
america economy started to struggle as the war cost so much money.the end result was congress printing more money and inflation occuring. -
colonial life during the revolation
the revolutionary war changed a lot of people on and off the battle field -
the challenge of creating a government
the american rejected the british system of govvernment in which kings had power. -
seeking peace
the four nations met and talked about an agreement each nation had its interest. the result was treaty of paris. -
the war becomes a symbol of liberty
a rise in egalitariansim is a beilef that all people are equal. they are not judged by their money but by their efforts aband ability