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| Battle of Trenton | American general George Washington troops surprised 1300 Hessians at Trenton on the night of 12-25 early morning of 26 |
| Valey Forge, Penn | not a battle location of the American soldiers in the winter of 1777-78 coldest winter on record. G.Washington literally walked man to man encouraging his men to stay and fight |
| Battle of Saratoga | The actual battle occurs on 10-17-77 and will prove to be an American victory and the turning point of the war |
| Battles in the South | no formation hide behind trees (guerilla style) General Horatio Gates hero of saratoga put in command of the armies in south and will help push British army northward towards Yorktown Virginia |
| Battle of Yorktown | as British army moves northward out of the South the American army will surround them |
| Strengths of British and Colonists | familiarity of home land, leadership of G.Washington & other officiers, Inspiring cause-independence/ strong well-trained army/navy, strong central gov't with availibility funds, and support of colinal loyalists & Native Americans |
| Weekness of British and Colonists | Most soldiers untrained & undiscipline, shortage of food & ammunition, inferior navy, no central gov't to enforce wartime policies/ weak military leaders, large distance seperating Britian from battlefields, troops unfamiliar with terrain |
| Roles of Common Sense | inspired soldier to keep fighting, and served to explain |
| 3 men from Georgia signed D of Independence | Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton |
| 3 parts D of Indep. made of | pramble, theory of gov't, and declaration of war |
| what are hessians | mercenarys who fought for Britian job was to watch Washingtons army |
| what are mersanarys | hired soldiers from another country |
| Charles Cornwallis | commander of Britian Army in the field surrendered @ Yorktown |
