|
|
|
2
|
British General Cornwallis went to Yorktown, on Chesapeake Bay, to get supplies. A French navy fleet arrived from the West Indies and blocked Chesapeake Bay, so the British could not escape. Washington and a French army came from the north and trappe
|
|
3
|
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War.
|
|
4
|
Washington and his army had to retreat here after they were defeated near Philadelphia. Because they survived this harsh winter, the Patriots were able to drag out the war another year.
|
|
5
|
Leave military service without permission
|
|
6
|
Against all violence and war
|
|
7
|
After leaving Boston, General Howe moved the British troops to Canada. He brought those troops to New York in 1776. After months of fighting, the British forced the Patriots to retreat to Pennsylvania. Washington and his army were almost captured.
|
|
8
|
Washington attacked Trenton, New Jersey. The Americans captured or killed over 900 Hessians. Washington’s army also won at Princeton, New Jersey just 8 days later.
|
|
9
|
Using surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
A professional soldier hired to fight for another country
|
|
2
|
British General Burgoyne was supposed to move south from Canada to cut off New England. At Saratoga, the British were surrounded and had to surrender. The leadership of American Benedict Arnold was key.
|
|
|
|
