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Boston
The British retreated from Boston -
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe
General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces and sailed into New York harbor with the largest British force of 32,000 soldiers. -
New York
Battle for New York ended with America retreating -
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British and Washingtons army
British pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington led 2,400 in small rowboats across Delaware River and had a sneak attack on the British and won. -
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General Howe
General Howe began his campaign to seize the American capitol at Philadelphia and they did. -
Saratoga
American troops surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga (to General Gates) -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge served as a site for the continental army and was a low point for George Washington and his troops.
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Alliance
French recognized American independence and signed an alliance with America. -
Americans transformation
Americans began to transform into a good army because of Friendrich Von Steubon, around the same time, Marquis de Lafeyette joined Washington's staff. -
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British military strategy
The Britaih changed their military strategy and they began to shift operations to the South. -
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Savannah, Georgia
The British took Savannah, Georgia -
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Royal Governer
The Royal Governor commanded Georgia once again -
Charlestown
British captured Charlestown, South Carolina and marched 5,500 American soldiers as prisoners of war. -
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General Henry sailed South with 8,500 men -
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Robert Morris and Hahn Solomon begged and borrowed person credit to raise money to provide salaries for the Continenal Army. -
Continental Army
Continental Army forced the British to surrender. -
Cornwallis
Cornwallis attacked Greene a Gulford Court Howe, North Carolina and Cornwallis won. -
Letter
Greene asked Lafayette fro help -
Specie
Troops were finally paid in specie, or gold coin. -
White flag
Cornwallis raised the white flags surrendered to Lafayette -
Battle of Yorktown
Colonel William watched the British surrendered near Yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris is signed which confirmed the U.S. independance -
Slavery
Many northern states had taken steps to outlaw slavery -
French Army (unknown date)
French army of 6,000 landed in Newpoint, Rhode Island -
(No Date) Peace Talks
Peace talks begin in Paris and 4 representatives of United States, France, Spain, and Great Britain join to negotiate. -
(No known date) Delaware to Pennsylvania
British pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania.
