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After the British withdrew from Boston, this moved the war to the middle states. They decided to isolate New England and seize NYC.
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After winning at Saratoga, the French sent weapons to the American troops and supported the Revolution.
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe joined together to form the largest British expeditionary force ever assembled.
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After being vastly outnumbered by the redcoats in New York, Washington's troops retreated with heavy loses.
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Washington lead 2,400 men across the freezing cold Delaware river during a fierce storm.
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Washington surprise attacked the drunken redcoats and killed 30 enemies, took 918 captives and 6 Hessian canons.
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After being pushed into Pennsylvania, Washington's men were either leaving or died. The terms of the enlistment were to end on December 31.
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After winning Trenton, the Americans won against 1,200 at Princeton. This made Washington move his army to a winter camp near Morristown, New Jersey.
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General Howe and his troops sailed to Chesapeake Bay and landed near the capital. The British were able to seize the capital.
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When Burgoyne was left at Saratoga by the generals, he was surrounded by mass American troops. He surrendered his army to General Gates. The surrender changed the war strategy for Britain.
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Valley Forge served as a site for the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778. It was the lowest point for Washington, but hope for winning improved.
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In the middle of a freezing winter, Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian captain and drillmaster, came to help the American troops become an effective fighting force.
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The treaty stated that France recognized American independence and France would not make peace with Britain.
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After losing at Saratoga, the British began to move south. In doing this they hoped that to get Loyalist support, get their colonies back and move back north.
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After the British went south, they were able to easily take Savannah, Georgia.
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When Marquis de Lafayette joined Washington, he asked the French for help in 1779.
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After being captured by the redcoats, Georgia was ruled by a royal governor.
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Cornwallis replaced General Henry Clinton in New York and moved 8,500 men south.
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The British troops were able to capture Charles Town, South Carolina and took 5,500 American troops as prisoners of war.
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Cornwallis's troops were able to beat the American troops at Camden, South Carolina and established forts across the states.
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Greene and Cornwallis's troops met in Cowpens, South Carolina. The British expected the American troops to flee, but they fought back and forced the British troops to surrender.
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Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. Cornwallis won, but suffered many casualties.
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Robert Morris was appointed superintendent of finance and his associate was Haym Salomon. Together they raised funds and took out money from personal credit.
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Although Greene weakened the redcoats, he worried about the fight for the South. This caused him to ask Lafayette for help.
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Robert Morris and Haym Salomon borrowed from personal credit and raised money to pay the troops in specie or gold coin.
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After being outnumbered and surrounded at Yorktown, Cornwallis raised the white flag.
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The American and French troops witnessed the formal British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia which ended the American Revolution.
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The French generals, Washington and his troops came together to witness Cornwallis and his troops surrender and give up their weapons.
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Representatives of the U.S, Great Britain, France and Spain began to negotiate what they all wanted. The U.S wanted independence, Britain wanted to avoid their independence, France supported the U.S and Spain wanted land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed and it stated that the U.S was independent and boundaries of the nation. It also held promises that would not happen, which would cause future problems.
