1776- 1778
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| 481427782 | British Advantages | more supplies, larger population, wealthier, experienced military officers, large army, most powerful navy in the world, and the support of natives | |
| 481427783 | British Disadvantages | unfamiliar with land, solider fighting for paycheck, far from home and supplies must be transferred | |
| 481427784 | Hessians | german mercenaries | |
| 481427785 | Colonial Advantages | home field advantage, fighting for a cause | |
| 481427786 | Colonial Disadvantages | divided population ( loyalist vs patriots), lack of supplies, no navy, poorly trained army, small population, inexperienced officers | |
| 481427787 | British strategy | isolate radical colonist and keep them away from other colonists, use loyalists in south | |
| 481427788 | Battle of Long Island | americans lost, but great hero nathan hale caught as a British spy and killed. | |
| 481427789 | Nathan Hale | "regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" | |
| 481427790 | Battle of Trenton | ( washington knew colonists needed a victory) On Christmas day at night, Washington's soldiers began crossing the Deleware River under heavy fog. The next morning, they suprise attacked the British Hessians. | |
| 481427791 | Ben Franklin to france | to get alliance; france would not ally themselves until colonists prove they could defeat the british | |
| 481427792 | Battle of Saratoga | fall 1777 the turning poing of the war: october british forces surrender proving to franec that colonists could win | |
| 481427793 | Fraco American Alliance | France promised canada if colonists won; spain allied with France and promised the strait of Gibraltar ( britian currently controlled) | |
| 481427794 | colonial homefront | ( what was happening in the war) economy stiffled by war, trade blocked, goods scare, conflict between tories and patriots, people forced out of homes to aviod battles | |
| 481427795 | continentals | printed paper currency | |
| 481427796 | continental congress did not have the power to ___ | tax | |
| 481427797 | * fiances | ... | |
| 481427798 | Molly Pitcher | civil war hero and noncommisioned officer; took her husbands place on the battle feild | |
| 481427799 | women in war effort | traveled with army, provided medical support and food, homespuns, disguised as men and fought | |
| 481427800 | Valley Forge | winter 1777-1778 PA; very little money for troops and can't afford to buy supplies; harsh conditions. thousnads of soliders die. washignton used some of his own money to help buy supplies | |
| 481427801 | The Crisis | written by thomas paine to boost moral | |
| 481427802 | Baron Friedrich von Steuben | prussian millitary general that brought renforcements to valley forge; helped drill and train | |
| 481427803 | Marquis de Lafayette | french military officer helped train and command troops |
