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1. Definition: a paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country. 2. A disadvantage of Britain hiring these people in the war was that they just fought for money and didn't care if they won. I believe this because if I was hired to fight I wouldn't want to die because I wouldn't get payed. 3. Great Britain hired Hessians for the war. 4. These people were from Germany. |
Mercenaries |
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1. This man was a British commander of 32,000 troops that were sent to America in the summer of 1776. 2. This man believed that the biggest advantage that he had was the sheer size of his army would cause the Patriots t give up. |
General William Howe |
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1. This man was a Patriot from Long Island and a school teacher. 2. His job during the war was to spy on the British troops and he was dressed up as a Dutch school teacher. 3. This man was hanged because the British found out that he was a spy. 4. This mans famous quote was, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
Nathan Hale |
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1. The British won this battle. 2. The Continental Army lost because they were out numbered and out maneuvered. 3. The British noticed that most of the Patriot soldiers were not wearing shoes, socks, jackets , and blankets. |
Battle of Long Island |
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1. British General Burgoyne was in trouble at this battle because the British forces he expected to arrive didn't arrive. 2. The leader of the Continental Army at this battle was Benedict Arnold General Horatio Gates. 3. After the British had surrendered at this battle General Burgoyne resigned as commander of the British troops in America. |
Battle of Saratoga |
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1. Definition: The Americans that remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. 2. There was a lot of flip flopping of colonists from supporting one side or the other because they supported whichever army was closer to winning. 3. The part of the colonies that these people were strongest was in the Carolinas and Georgia or in the south. 4. I think the most support from these people was in the Carolinas and Georgia because Britain hadn't done much to these people. 5. People did this because they were members of the Anglican Church, they depended on Great Britain for their job, some feared the disorder that might break out from challenging the established government, and some didn't understand what all the commotion was about. |
Loyalists |
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1. Definition: to enlist soldiers in the army. 2. The typical enlistment period for these people was one year. 3. George Washington wanted a longer enlistment period because many soldiers would serve for one year and then quit. 4. It was difficult for theContinental Army to recruit officers because many of the officers were veterans of previous wars or they were young men who recruited from the ranks. |
Recruit |
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1. This man fought for the British. 2. The reasons that this man was slowed in making his way to Albany, NY was that he traveled with 30 wagons of luxury goods which slowed them down and the Americans also knocked trees down to slow them down. 3. This man was defeated by the Green Mountain Boys at the militarybase in Bennington, VT. 4. This man finally surrendered to General Horatio Gates on October 17, 1777. |
General Burgoyne |
