The American Revolution

By: Ethan Tai

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T able of Contents
Battle of Trenton Battle of Princeton Battle of Saratoga Winter at Valley Forge Battle of Yorktown Treaty of Paris Weapons
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Battle of Trenton
The battle of Trenton took place in Trenton, New Jersey and happened on December 25th, 1776. Washington led his army across the Delaware River in order to inspire his troops to fight. on Christmas night. He had to beat the British Army

The Americans did a surprise attack against the Hessians. They captured around 900 Hessian prisoners.
The battle of Trenton was significant Armys confidence. because it invigorated the Continental

They also gained badly needed guns and ammunition.

The Americans ended up winning the battle.

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Battle of Princeton
The battle of Princeton took place in Princeton, New York on January 3rd, 1777 Washington promised a raise of pay for those who would stay with his army and fight again. The Continental Army ended up beating the British by sneaking behind them and attacking. General Howe wanted revenge on the Continental Army so he made General Cornwallis attack the American force with his 8,000 men army. The British ended up losing to the Americans. The Continental Army were confident because of their last win over the Hessians. It was significant because then the Continental Army would kept getting invigorate and tougher

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Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga took place in Saratoga, New York in the year 1777. Revolution. This battle is considered the turning point of the American The Britishs plan was to move up north the Hudson River and meet General Burgoyne halfway up the river.

General Burgoyne had a plan of attack. He would move his his army south.Then meet General Barry St. Leger and General Howe in Albany. General Burgoyne came from

General Burgoyne therefore, was forced to surrender against General Gates.

Canada. Leger was supposed to head east from fort Oswego and Howe was supposed to march north from Virginia. That was his plan of crushing the American army. His plan never got the message.
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The battle of Saratoga was a great victory for the Continental Army the Americans had a chance of because it convinced France that winning the American Revolution.

backfired and General Howe went to Philadelphia because he

Winter at Valley Forge

On September 11th, Washington lost against the British to William Howe. Him and his army fled from the city. Later on October 4th, Washington struck Germantown, but again lost. With the winter approaching, Washington moved his men to winter quarters. The winter quarters are in Valley Forge, Pennslyvania. make it through the winter.

Washington played a big role because he helped his soldiers Baron Von Steuben was a former Prussian officer with a battlefield experience. He arrived at Washingtons headquarters on February 1778 in Valley Forge.

The time was great for the Americans because they got to learn different things from a new leader.

Washington immediately put Steuben in charge of the continental Army. The problem was, Steuben didnt speak much English. He mostly spoke German, but somehow, the Continental Army got the message.

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Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown is considered the last battle of the Revolutionary War. It happened in Yorktown, Virginia on September 28th, 1781. Washington was confident of another American victory because the French had given arrived with troops and American force and the French was 16,000. weapons to help them win. the combined forces of the When the American and French closed in on the British,

Comte de Grass closed off any more reinforcement troops tried to escape from the Americans and French. A heavy storm kept him from escaping.

sent by the British. On the night of October 16, Cornwallis

surrendering, he asked his aide, Brigadier

Cornwallis was so embarrassed, instead of him

General Charles OHara, to surrender for him. Washington politely accepted the surrender.

On the night of October 16, Cornwallis tried to escape from the Americans and French. A heavy storm kept him from escaping.

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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a peace treaty between the Revolution. Americans and the British that ended the American The treaty was signed on September 3rd, 1778 and negotiated in Paris, France.

John Adams, Ben Franklin and John Jay negotiated the treaty for the Americans.

David Hartley, a member of the British parliament, negotiated the treaty for the British.

The nest step for the Americans is to start being free and not have to worry about going to war again. make more laws and rules.

After the British surrendered, the treaty still took about one and a half years until King George finally agreed to the treaty.

They need to not have a king, and to

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Weapons in the American Revolution

Cannons were a great weapon for fighting because they could fire five hundred to one thousand yards. They required a seven to fourteen man crew to operate the cannon. Each of them had their own jobs for the cannon to work. These cannons were used at Valley Forge.

Muskets were a type of gun used in the Revolutionary War. used it even though it wasnt accurate, it was easy to seconds. These were mostly used in every battle.

It was the most used weapon on both sides. Lots of soldiers transport and use. The musket fired a shot every twenty

Rifles were another type of gun used in the American

Revolution. Rifles werent the first choice that soldiers would choose because they take a long time to load and shoot. took a long time to train soldiers how to use them. Rifles werent used a lot because they were expensive and

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