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Common sense
9th of January,1776. Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense". It was about why the americans should go for independence and freedom rather than staying in the unruling grip of Great Britain. It explained to americans why they should help patriots and it did convert people -
The Declaration of Independence
All sign the Declaration of Independence for freedom of Britain. The preamble was a formal start of the letter.
1:The declaration opens by saying declaring independence is a serious step.
2:The second part argues that people have the right to change a government when it abuses their rights.
3.This part is how the King of Britain broke rules and was to be removed and how the bond was to be dissolved
The only impact it had was that britain wanted to keep fighting -
Retreat From New York
The Americans were driven through many colonies including New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Washington lost many men and had to retreat out of Long Island.
Nathan Hale was a soldier for the continental army, he was also a spy but was caught and killed.
it was not very good -
Crossing the Delaware
The Americans were going to attack Trenton, New Jersey they had to cross the Delaware river.
German Hessians were hired mercenaries that watched Trenton.
The Americans won by a long shot and it boosted their feelings about the war -
British Advance south
They captured Richmond and Charleston.
Guerilla tactics are when they use hit and run attacks.
Francis Marion was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War -
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Valley Forge Winter
20 miles northwest from philadelphia
Outside of pennsylvania
The conditions were very bad for the americans. Their clothing was raggy and un-covering and they had very little food
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The Battle Of Saratoga
The British needed a way to keep the colonists under control so they took over Fort Tinconderoga.
He wanted to take all of New England and cut it off from the rest of the colonies
They failed because the Americans cut them off from the west
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Defending the Frontier 1778
They sent the French, who were also on the way to the Frontier
They did well. They captured forts.
They had success -
The War at Sea 1779
Congress approved the use of a Navy in 1775
Americans had very little warships.
The American ship Bonhomme Richard versus the British Serapis, The Americans won.
an armed ship owned and officered by private individuals holding a government commission and authorized for use in war -
Treaty of Paris
John Adams and Henry Laurens were there to negotiate.
The result was America was now a free country and Britain was no longer apart of it.
