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| 5062819178 | Part 3 of declaration of independence | Jefferson lists 27 grievences against king george 3 | 0 | |
| 5062819179 | The breakoff | "To this endeavor we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor" 56 signers | 1 | |
| 5062819180 | Slave issue hotly debated | Tabled for the future, "let's get the country started first then deal with slavery | 2 | |
| 5062819181 | British advantages in war | 1.well established government 2. Worlds greatest navy 3. Powerful army 4. Loyalist spies | 3 | |
| 5062819182 | Us advantages in the war | 1. Had a cause 2. Home terrain 3. Large land mass to conquer 4. George Washington | 4 | |
| 5062819183 | The indispensable man | James Flexnwer, Biography about Washington | 5 | |
| 5062819184 | British plan for victory | Take New York, split the colonies in two, divide and conquer- 3 pronged attack | 6 | |
| 5062819185 | Battle of bunker hill | Boston 1775 British gage ordered a frontal assault to take American fort Breeds Hill, British take hill but loose 1200 men | 7 | |
| 5062819186 | Fort Ticonderoga | 1775, upstate NY taken by surprise by Ethan Allen and green mountain boys. British surrender the fort. Henry Knox led an expedition to carry artillery and ammunition to Boston. British evacuate Boston | 8 | |
| 5062819187 | Battle of Long Island | 1776 British invade NY city, Washington throughly beaten | 9 | |
| 5062819188 | Battle of Trenton | Us needs morale-Washington needs a win boldly gambles-crosses the Delaware river and surprises a Hession Garrison at Trenton, NJ Christmas 1776 | 10 | |
| 5062819189 | Hessions | German troops hired by Britain to fight | 11 | |
| 5062819190 | 1777 | British move on to New York | 12 | |
| 5062819191 | October 1777 | Us diplomats John Adams and and Ben Franklin in Paris trying to control financial aid. France is interested-but wants proof that America can win | 13 | |
| 5062819192 | British General Burgoyne | Marches with 7000 British troops protected by Hession columns to his right and left | 14 | |
| 5062819193 | Battle of Bennington | Burgoyne Hession flank to his left-defeated by US general Stark | 15 | |
| 5062819194 | War certificates | Land promises | 16 | |
| 5062819195 | Promissary notes | Cash promises | 17 | |
| 5062819196 | Battle of Oriskany | US general Herkiner stops Hession flank on burgoyne's right | 18 | |
| 5062819197 | Stop Burgoyne | General Horatio gates, Benedict Arnold | 19 | |
| 5062819198 | Oct 1777 | Burgoyne is surrounded by U.S troops-2000 troops | 20 | |
| 5062819199 | Battle of Saratoga | 1. British plan to take New York falls apart 2. Us acquires massive British supplies 3. French are convinced to aide America | 21 | |
| 5062819200 | Treaty of mutual assistance | 1778 Franklin and French minister Vergennes agree that French will aid America | 22 |
