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Patriots/Loyalists
Patriots wished to fight for independence but the loyalist wanted to stay with Britain -
New York City
32,000 British soldiers sailed into New York harbor -
German Mercenaries
Many mercenaries, also known as hessians, came with the British -
Washington Christmas night 1776
Washington led 2,400 men across the Delaware river and then took over a hessian base -
Battle of saratoga
The British General Burgoyne was traveling through a wooded area and was surrounded by colonial troops. Since he didn't receive any assistance from his fellow generals he was forced to surrender -
Valley Forge
Washington and his troops spent the winter in Valley Forge with low supplies. More than 2,000 soldiers died but no one deserted. -
Fredrich Von Stueben
He was a Prussian captain that helped train the Continental army -
Charleston, South Carolina
The British easily take charleston. This is one of there largest victories. -
General Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis is one of the generals that helped take Charleston -
Inflation
The continental congress had trouble paying the troops so they started printing paper money. Over-printing caused the value to plunge. -
Robert Morris and Haym Solomon
Robert Morris was appointed as superintendent of finance. His associate was Haym Solomon. -
Yorktown
Cornwallis and 7,500 soldiers camped at Yorktown. Once hearing of this the French navy defeated the British fleet then blocked the Chesapeake bay. 17,000 American and French troops surrounded Yorktown and began bombarding it. -
Savannah, Georgia
The British easily took control of this town -
Treaty of paris
Delegates from both sides signed the treaty agreeing on peace
