key words
breed's hill and bunker hill
battle of trenton/washington's crossing of the delaware
committee of safety and local rule
french allegiance
loyalists an dpatriots
battle of yorktown
treaty of paris


washington chosen to lead army (happens to have lost every battle he fought) because he's from the south and will bring military leadership
british think they will take breed's hill, shot down on first two attempts (over 1k die), take the hills on third attempt b/c the colonials ran out of ammunition
british victory on hill is short lived
british army made up of hessians(german mercenaries) and also got indian help, colonies not unified
40K troops
Howe takes new york, philly, new jersey
dec 25, 1776, washington crosses delaware just above trenton and drives off some hessians "these are the times that try men's souls" - thomas payne
washington goes to valley forge PA, to camp for winter, chance to rest, regroup, resupply, baron von stuben comes over to train american troops (continental army)
valley forge represents a sense of renewal
washington aims to prolong war to make the war more costly for the british, citizen soldiers made up colonial army
francis marion"swamp fox" - colonial raider, hit and run, hit loyalists
key issue in south - promise of freedom from slavery by british, most didn't go to british, but some did
violence between loyalists and patriots
franklin in france - signs agreement with king louis 16th, french hate english so much, willing to help colonials to hurt english
may 1781, washington corners cornwallace in yorktown
reasons for colonial success, poor planning on british side, home field advantage, meaningless british victories, british sick of war, 
stipulations of surrender - treaty of paris, treaty of versailles, lots of good stuff
not really a revolution, just a secession from britain, no longer have to deal with king