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Americons declored independence, but theg uJeren't
independent get

Washington wos put in charge o{ the Continental ormg in

1115, but it utos less on ormu thon o collection of pont-time

volunteer militias onlg controcted to fight for one geor. The

Continentol Congress suggested o DBAFT, but not evergone
porticipoted. The weolthg poid
DBAFT
slaves, opprentices, or others to a mandatorvld caltr of dutv
serve in their place. to serYe in an army

The tsritish-mosters o{ o well-troined, professionol ormg

and rulers of o greot empire-were confident o{ victorg.
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the B&TTLff" *tr tCF*& X$t&P**, *ho ?atrio*s

to talae refuge in ?ennsglvonio ocross +he T)plarrlara. Pivp-r

tsritish were so sure the wor would be over soon thot theg

winter in comfort in New YorF.

theDELAWARE
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 Flowe decided it'd be befter to copture ?hilodelphio. He
{orced the Continentol Congress to flee the citg. tsurgogne
recopfured Ticonderoga, but Gentlernqn Johnng didn't lanow
Houte wosn't on his wog up the Fludson ond wos tropped in the
woods bg *rnerican rnilitios. St Leger wos forced bacl. en route
to the Mohowla Volleg bg *rnericon Generol tsenedict *rnold.
\- rnArroru sPyr Nor-cooD GUyl

tsurgogne eventuollg mode it to Sorotogo, New Yorla, where

he wos rnet bg the *mericon forces o{ &61*€fr*r1- H'*ffi&Tf*
&e'T€S. The tsritish hod no reinforcernents ond no escoPe
route. 0n October 11, theg
The victory also led the French
surrendered, ond the B&TTL*
to get involved in the revolution.
SF $'&ffi.€tT*{*& becorne the {irst The French and British were bitter
Yntor *rnericon victorg of the enemies, so the French began
supporting the Paffiots when they
Revolutronorg Wor.
saw that the Americans could win
and wouldn't be satisfied with
*- WINTFRaI anything less than independence.

: VAL:LEY:FORG-E
The Continenfol arlng suffered through
one of the worst winters on record. While the British were
comSg in ?hilqdetphio, the Continentol qrrng wqs comped Z0
miles west of V&LLBY F*Ri"#. The 12,000 troops hod olrnost
no food, clothing, or supplies. *bout o quorter of them diad
be$ore spring. Those who survived hod spent the winter

Theg become o smoll but verg cofvGR[55

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HELP from OV:ERSEAS
17-7-8; rn-e Fr-enc-h-h-qd=b-een se-,cr-et!g pr:ov-i-ding-su:p-g-lies"
ond their novg to the ?otriots. The
?BIVATEEN
victorg of Sorotogo, plus the chorm a privately ohrned shitr)
of tseryornin Fronlalin as *mericon commissioned by the
governrnent to fight the
diplomot in Fronce, convinced the
enemy; in exchange,
French to support the U.S. publictg. the ship coutrd keep
In 1118, lzing Louis XVI decided thot whatever they found
on enetnv ships.
Fronce utould officiallg become on ollg
ond declore wor on Great Britoin.

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Spain joined fhe wor ogainst €nglond. Louisiqno
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Governor &#fii'*&p=Tr* Ffi G&*##A heQed Spoin tolee Nqtchez,

Boton Rouge, ond other cities {rorn the
tsritish. Hollond olso helped the ?otriots
with loans ond funding.

I'he MARQUIS DE LAIAYETTE. a young French

nobleman, becatne a trusted aide to George
\y'ashington. Lafayette h,as such a strong betriever
in the Revotrutionary \y'ar that he paid thr: troops
under his command out of his owll pocketi _*.-_ .

fi,,
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cut a trail.*as in, he was a tfailblazer!

\flILDERNESS:
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It wos a new laind of
worfore: GUERRII'tfr
WRRFARE. The most
fornous guerrillo of the
South wos FR*I*CIS M*RI*f*, leoder o{
M*RI&tr*'S BRT&&P6. Fle wos so difficulf
to cotch thot the tsritish colled him the
'SUI*M? F*X.' €ventuoltg, the tsritish
{led the Corolinos.

TheBATTLEof YORKTOWN
Wafly tr7812 Cornwallis rnoved his troops to Y0RleT!\rlN,
Virginio, on the bonl.s o{ the Yorla River. Supplies and moneg
were running low ond he needed o port to resupplg his
troops. ?hiladelphia and New Yorla were controlled bg +he
tsritish. It wos discovered fhot Benedict *rnold hod been
plotfing to turn over fhe criticol rnilitorg fort Wesi ?oint ond
conspiring to capture George Woshington. Morole was lour.

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When Woshington leorned thot Cornwollis hod moved into

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ft tool. truo geors to
ftS ?&&Ts" hn* *ha l.rara .cn\r^rnhla fnr lha U.S.0n
September 3, 1183, tsritoin officiollg ogreed thot:

The U.5. \,vas a free and independent nation.

Though it had the potential to expand, its
boundaries \A/ere now the Mississippi River,
the southern border of Canada, and the
northern border of Spanish Florida.

NORTH
AMERICA

Captured slaves
would be returned.
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BEVOTUTIOIIABY WAB
Wiih the rnen owag, women toola more responsibilitg
for the home front Theg olso supporfed the couse
of independence, Theg sewed clothes ond mode
supplies for the orrng, or become nurses. * feut even
disguised themselves os men to fight or become spies.
One famous exomple, Morg Ludwig Hogs McCauleg,
was niclanamed tl0ttY ?ITCHEB becouse she

RFBICAII A[,lEBlCAIIS lll THE

NEVOI.UTIOTIARY WAB
At {irst *fricon *mericons weren't ollowed to fight
in the Continentol arrng, rnoinlg becouse the Southern
stotes didn't wqnt to give weopons to sloves. After
the tsritish recruifed sloves, ottitudes changed, * lot of
{ree *{ricon *mericons served in the arrn$; {or example,
+he tIRST nHODE |SLAIID REGIilEIIT consisted o{
140 *$ricon Americons out o$ LL5 soldiers. tsg the end
of the wor, everg stqte except South Corolino included
*{ricon *mericans in their troops.