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American Rev
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Midnight Run
This run was a big point in the american revolution. Three people, Paul revere, Samuel prescott, william dawes, They road and alarmed the people that the british were coming. Letting the colonists prepare and help win the battle of lexington and concord -
Fighting style Battle of Lexington
Guerrilla warfare was used first in the battle of lexington. This turning point allowed the colonists to get the upper hand on the British by using the positive of it being their home and knowing the in and outs of the area. -
Native americans
The native americans mostly went to the british because the british said they would protect their land. Most of the Natives believed that the americans were endangering their land. -
Spain
Spain supported the 13 colonies from the beginning of 1776. They sent money and military supplies to the colonies. Without them we wouldnt have much supplies to fight the british -
George Washington crossing the delaware
George organized the attack on trenton on the night of the 25 and attacked the british forces. Organizing this attack allowed them to win the battle and helped a lot in the revolution -
Battle of Trenton
The battle of trenton was a big turning point in the american rev. This took place right after a lot of losses in New York boosting the colonists moral. -
Battle of Bennington
This battle was a major turning point in the american rev because it halted supplies and men to saratoga. This is a huge turning point because we probably would have lost the revolution if they got supplies to saratoga. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was a major turning point because it was a american win and gave the colonists hope, knowing that the british were able to be defeated. -
John Burgoyne
He created the divide and conquer and used it against the colonist which really helped in the battles of new york and gave the british a lot of victorys -
French alliance/Turning point
This serves as two, A turning point also it serves as an alliance This was a turning point because they gave us a lot of the supplies and without them they probably would have beat us This serves as an alliance because they wanted to get revenge for the seven years war and once they were ready, they sent their navy and supplies to the colonists -
Benjamin Frankilin
Benjamin went to france and negotiated with the french and ended up getting them to sign an alliance with them and help give us supplies. -
Yorktown George Washington
This battle of yorktown led by George washington was a big battle leading a lot of troops of colonists and ended by capturing the lord Cornwallis,