Revolutionary War

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  1. 5. The British general who used slow moving military tactics, which exhausted military supplies, ultimately causing a lack of British support of the war
  2. 6. Occured in December 1776, when Washington led an army to attack the British in Trenton, NJ, which allowed the colonists to capture more than 900 british soldiers
  3. 7. Occured on July 17, 1775 and was the bloodiest battle of the war, when British attacked Militiamen in Boston, MA, causing the colonists to retreat
  4. 9. During the final battle of the Revolutionary war, French and American forces did this around General Cornwallis and his army, which led to the final surrender of the British
  5. 11. Occured on September 9 and October 7, 1777, when British General Burgoyne was traveling to New York and got attacked by the colonists. This caused the British to change their war strategy and remain on the coastline
  6. 12. The British planned to enforce this military strategy by capturing New York City, however, this failed, and they were forced to stay on the coastline
  7. 13. There was a delay in military orders from Great Britian to the Soldiers because of geographical locations, which weakened British forces and aided in the loss of the British
  8. 14. Signed in February 1778; France's agreement to support the colonists until they gained full independence from Britian
  9. 15. Occured on September 11, 1777, when British General Howe sailed into the Chesapeake Bay, forcing Washington and his army to retreat, which led to the British capture of Philadelphia
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  1. 1. The British general in the Battle of Yorktown, who was forced to surrender, ending the Revolutionary War
  2. 2. A Continental Army military strategy which was implemented by George Washington by motivating soldiers and using different strategies
  3. 3. The continental army was much more familiar with the territory than the British was, which helped lead to an American victory
  4. 4. The Continental Army's strong military leader, who motivated the soldiers and used strong military strategies to prevent destruction of the army
  5. 6. Occured in October 1781, where British General Cornwallis was trapped in between American and French forces, causing him to surrender and end the Revoluntionary War
  6. 8. Signed after the war in 1782 during a meeting with Great Britain, France, the US, and Spain to discuss terms of peace
  7. 10. This factor was shown by British General William Howe because of his lack of strong strategies and slow moving tactics; opposite of George Washington