3.4 Move Towards Independence

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  1. 4. delegates of the ______ drafted the Declaration of Independence
  2. 8. this country was convinced to sign a treaty with the US in February 1778 to provide aid
  3. 9. This battle was a surprise attack on Hessian soldiers on Christmas night of 1776
  4. 10. This city was captured by the British in mid 1777 & General Howe decided to winter his troops there that winter
  5. 12. cannons from this fort were place strategically overlooking Boston Harbor & forced the British from Boston
  6. 13. the first major battle of the war was the Battle of ___ ___
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  1. 1. Washington lost more the 1,400 Americans & the city of New York during this battle (pg. 172)
  2. 2. He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence (last name)
  3. 3. This is where the Continental troops wintered the winter of 1777
  4. 5. this pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine & was used to persuade people to join the Patriot cause
  5. 6. Prussian that helped train Continental troops during the winter at Valley Forge
  6. 7. Considered the turning point in the war for the Americans; where British General Burgoyne surrendered his army
  7. 10. means introduction
  8. 11. most of the fighting of the Revolutionary War centered around this city in the first year