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1)a mercenary is someone who is hired to work or fight. 2)If they getting close to death or they were losing the war they would ditch the battle. 3and 4) Germany and called hessina. |
Mercenaries |
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1) He is a british commander 2) he believed his size of his army would make them give up. |
General William Howe |
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1)He was a patriot teacher from Connecticut 2)He was a spy 3) He was caught and hung 4)I only regret that i have only one life to lose for my country |
Nathan Hale |
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1)GB won the battle 2)Because they were out numbered and out maneuvered 3)that the had nothing for winter |
Battle of Long Island |
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1)The forces he orded did not come 2)genral horitio gates 3)genral howie resigned |
Battle of Saratoga |
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1)americans who remained loyal to britten 2)they would chose the side that was closer to them. 3)the south because they havent been effected by most of this. 4)they would chose what side was closet to them they didn't think taxes were all that bad they thought the british army would destroy america. they havent really been effected by the british yet. Employed by the king members of the anglican church, feared diorder if the patriots won. |
loyalists |
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1) A new pearson to join - enlisting soldiers in an army. 2) one year 3)becuse people were leaving and not coming back at that one year mark. 4)Becuse it was alot of boring training and the word spread. |
Recruits |
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1)the british 2)Becuse the patriots attacked and they had to retreat 3)the militia |
General Burgoyne |
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1) the Spanish governor of Louisiana.2)Raised an army and attacked british.3)he pretty much made the us army win by sending his troops and splitting GB in half win. |
Bernardo de Galvez |
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1) abandoned/ left2)The soldiers Deserted us |
Deserted: |
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1) He was a leader and a trusted aid to Washington he trained soldiers2) he believed in what the declaration said about freedom. |
Marquis de Lafayette |
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1) he was a officer from Prussia drilled the patriots and led them into battle2) He turned the cotinital army into a brute fighting force. |
Friedrich von Steuban |
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1) he was a repressive form spain2) He loand a lot of money to the continatle army. convinced other countries |
Juan de Miralles |
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1)a rise in prices becuse someone is printinng to much money and putting it in the world causing inflation. the inflation is high here.2)Because they were causing inflation. and making there money worthless3) it made ther money worthless and they needed money bad. |
Inflation |
