S.S. Section 3+5
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- august 1776
- howes army landed on long island
- arnold plan
- was secrety going to turn west point, a key fort, over to the bristish. patriot patrol captured the messanger with arnolds offer. arnold escaped and joined the british. west point was saved
- treaty of paris
- britain recognizes the us as an independant nation. borders the atlantic ocean to the mississippi river. florida returned to spain. april 15, 1783 the treaty of paris was ratified
- washington
- fewer than 20,000 poorly trained troops. no navy. didnt know where howe would land. he sent forces to both long island and manhattan
- Battle Of Moore's Creak Bridge
- north carolina patriots defeated a loyalist army. the battle is sometimes called the lexington and concord of the south
- the crisis
- written by thomas paine when he retreated with washingtons army through nj. it urged americans to support the army.
- victory at last
- gen. charles cornwallis set up a camp at yorktown va. he felt safe there.
- howe
- 34,000 troops. 10,000 sailors. and had ships
- plan
- gen. howe would march from nyc. but king george III wanted him to capture philly frist jully 1777 howe captured philly and then defeated the anericans at brandywine and bernmantown (pa). 2 other british armies under barry st. leger and burgoyne marched from canada toward albany. st leger driven back by benedict arnold. only burgoyne left to march on albany. retook fort ticonderoga. became surrounded at saratoga by the americans and the green mountain boys. led by nathaniel greene. burgoyne surrendered on oct. 17 1777
- canpaign in new york
- washington vs. howe
- gen. john burgoyne
- 1777 presented king george III with a new plan for victory. british troops cut off ne from other colonists. 3 british armies march on albany from different directions, be in control of the hudson rier. stop the flow of soldiers/supplies from ne to washington
- benedict arnold
- one of washingtons best generals. but joined the bristish becuase he didnt receive enough credit for his victoires and cause he needed money
- admiral de grasse
- commander fof the french fleet that kept british. ships out of chesapeake bay. cornwallis was therefore cut off
- battle of yorktown.
- cornwallis had no supplies and couldnt escape by sea. he held out for three weeks bu surrendered on october 17, 1781
- ratifed
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- battle of long island.
- more than 1,400 americans were killed wounded or captured. british victory. retreated to manhattan. the bristish followed