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The French had started secretely sending weapons to the Patriots.
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British retreat from Boston to Middle states- Theatre of war.
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General William Howe and brother Admiral Richard Howe sailed to NY harbor from Staten Island- 32,000 largest British expeditionary force-American called them Messians.
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Americans retreat to NY after heavy lost
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Washington and 2,400 men rowboat across the Delaware river
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Soldiers march 9 miles to Trenton, NJ
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Soldier terms of enlistment due to end
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Americans win at Trenton, NJ
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British General Howe began campain to capture American capital at Philadelphia
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General Howe and troops land near capital
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British General Jon Burgoyne surrendered to American General Horatio Gates' army
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Valley Forge outside of Philly served as the site of the Continental Army
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French signed alliance with Patriots saying they will not make peace with Britain until Britain recognized Americans independence
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British changed there strategy, shifted operations to the South. Hoped to rally the remaining Loyalits, reclaim colonies and fight their way back to the North
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British overtook Savannah and Georgia
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Freidrich Von Steuben offered and went to work on training the soldiers
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Royal Governor commanded Georgia once again
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Marquis de Lafayette joined Washington's staff led, Virginia's command, lobbied for French reinforcements
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General Henry Clinton along with General Charles Cornwallis sailed South with 8,500 men
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British captured Charles Town, South Carolina. Took 5,500 American as Prisoners of War. Clinton left Cornwallis to win over North Carolina and the rest of South Carolina
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As redcoats came they were joined by former slaves of Patriots that were looking for freedom
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Cornwallis' army beat Americans at Camden, South Carolina and within 3 months British had established forts across state. Cornwallis' forces advanced into Nort Carolina, Patriots attacked them and cut off British communication. Pushed redcoats to retreat.
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British and Americans faced eachother in Cowpen, South Carolina. Continental Army made redcoats flee.
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Nathanel Greene was worried about the South and the British. He wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help.
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Congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant, Robert Morris as superintendent of finance
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Due to Morris and Salmon (his associate) the troops were finally paid
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Cornwallis raised the white flag in surrender.
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Washington, French generals and their troops accepted British surrender.
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Representatives of four nations joined the negotiaion over independence
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Delegates signed treaty of Paris, confirmed that the U.S was independent.
