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Jan 9 1776 Common Sense Thomas Paine
Common sence was written January 15th, 1776. The author was Thomas Paine. The purpose was to increase the population and futhured the war. It helped the Patriots gain comfidence and more people on their side. -
Declaration of Independence
This document was written to make clarification that the 13 colonies wanted independence from Great Britian. The preamble is the introduction to the Declaration. In the first section, the grievences against the King and England are listed. The second section states the colonists effort to appeal some of the king's decisions. The third sections states that the Unitied Colonists are declaring independence. The impact it gave was freedom from Britian. -
Retreat from New York
The British planned to attack the Americans and they wound up winning the battle. 1. The troop movements took a number of days. 2. George Washington made a great escape. Nathan Hale was a captian for the Americans. He was captured and hanged on September 22, 1776. They realized that they should always have another plan. -
Crossing The Delaware
They were going to attack Trenton, New Jersey. They had to cross the Delaware River. The americans won and they felt they wanted more. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The goal for the British was to take all of New York away from the Americans. Burgoyne would advance south from Canada and meet at Albany New York and Howe was to move east from Fort Oswego, and Howe was to march north from Virginia. Howe never got the message and went to Philadelphia instead. The Americans won. -
Help From Overseas 1778
They waited until they could get they Britsh trapped and get them at their weakest point. They were the first to become allies with the Americans. Baron von Steuben was a trainer for the American Army. His job was to train the American Military and he was a military officer. -
Defeating the Frontier
The Americans sent the French to defend the British. The Americans didnt have any sucess. The result was they had lost. -
Valley Forge Winter
Valley Forge is located in Pennslyvania. The British camped in New Jersey. THe Americans werre cold and didnt have shoes or much food. The Americans had won. -
Britsh Advance South
Gen. Cornwallis captured Savannah and Charlestown. Guerrila tactics are a hit and run thing. Francis Marion was a military officer. They were trying to capture other cities. -
Brighter Days
The Americans won the Battle of Kings Mountain. Nathaneal Greene was an American General. He first was to aide George Washington, then he worked his way up. The British had to surrender so the Americans won. -
Final Battle of Yorktown
Gen. Cornwallis moved his army to the south because he thought that the people there would be on his side. One reason why it was a fatal mistake was because the French were waiting for them and then the French attacked. Another reason is because once the French attacked, the British had no where to go. On Oct. 19, 1781 the Americans won the Revolutionary War.
