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commander of British troops in America


confident in suppressing the rebellion in a short time


William Howe

rough


well-trained


professional


large number


50,000 in America

Redcoats

able to transport British soldiers and mercenaries to America

Royal Navy

great wealth in money to enable the hiring of 30,000 mercenary soldiers

Royal treasury

soldiers from the German state of Hesse-Kasel

Hessians

Commanding General of the Continental Army

George Washington

Continental Army consists of [?]

a. Amateurs


b. Farmers


c. Artisans

George Washington marches to meet the British Army under General William Howe

Battles of New York

British troops attack Washington’s men in Brooklyn

Battle of Long Island

Washington goes south and crosses the Hudson River

Battle of White Plains

bridge over the Hudson River connecting Manhattan (New York City) and New Jersey

George Washington Bridge

Washington and his men cross the Delaware River in winter

Battle of Trenton

Washington in Pennsylvania


Washington and his men spend the winter in Valley Forge

Battle of Princeton

American victory over the British (surrender of General John Burgoyne)

Battle of Saratoga

American Commanders in Battle of Saratoga

a. Benedict Arnold


b. Horatio Gates

commander of British troops in the South that brought the Army to Yorktown (Virginia) to be nearer the protection of the Royal Navy along the coast

Lord Cornwallis

combined French and American siege and the failure of British assistance to arrive on time

Battle of Yorktown

Prime Minister that sent negotiators to Paris to meet with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay

Lord Rockingham