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1) Mercenaries are professional soldiers hired to fight for a foreign army. 2) They only fought for money, they didn't really care who won the war. 3) GB hired Hessians to help them in the war. 4) The Hessians were from Germany. |
Mercenaries |
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1) He was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander the war. 2) He believed they would win because of sheer size. |
General William Howe |
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1) He was a teacher. 2) He was spy who acted as a dutch teacher. 3) He was captured by the British and executed. 4) "I only regret that I only have one life to lose for my country." |
Nathan Hale |
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1) This battle was won by the British. 2) General George Washington had miscalculated. They were out numbered and out maneuvered. 3) The Patriots did not have the supplies to survive the winter. They had no shoes, socks, jackets, or blankets. |
Battle of Long Island |
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1) He was expecting extra British troops to arrive and they never showed. 2) General Horatio Gates. 3) General Howe resigned his position as British Commander. |
Battle of Saratoga |
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1) The colonist loyal to GB. 2) Most of colonist choose who to support by which army was closer. 3) The loyalist were strongest down south. 4) They are not in Boston and the places up North that are getting hit hard. 5) 1. Taxes is not the reason to have war 2. If the British win they want to be on the good side of them 3. They belonged to the British church 4. Worked for the king. |
Loyalists |
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1) Someone who enlists in the armed forces. 2) 1 year enlisting. 3) Men would leave after 1 year because it was not fun like they thought. 4) The ones that had experienced from other wars to were to old, and the young ones didn't have any experience at all. |
Recruit |
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1) He was an officer for the British. 2) Burgoyne was slowed by the fact he enjoyed the finer things in life and traveled with too much stuff, he needed more supplies and tried to capture the base at Bennington, VT.3) He was defeated by the Green Mountain Boys. 4) Led by General Horatio Gates, the Patriot army was able to block Burgoyne's march to the south. |
General Burgoyne |
