The American Revolution

By: Hunter Fankhauser

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T able of Contents
Slide 3: The Battle of T renton Slide 4: The Battle of Princeton Slide 5: The Battle of Saratoga Slide 6: Winter at Valley Forge Slide 7: The Battle of Yorktown Slide 8: George Washington
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The Battle of Trenton

There were many different battles of the American Revolution, and this one for the Continental Army at the time, was being beaten and crushed by the British Army. This battle took place in 1776, which was a bad time for the was very signicant to the Continental Army. George Washington, the General colonists. Washington and his army were not doing so well, and so to inspire Jersey, would be a win, and would get them back up on their feet again. his troops, he told them that this battle which will take place in T renton, New Even though the morale of the Continental Army was discouraged, stressed, and hard work, the day of the big battle nally came.

and depressed, Washington was feeling good about this battle. After training After a lot of ghting and hard work, the Continental Army came out on top, giving them a big victory. This battle was signicant to the Continental Army because they had nally won a battle, and got them started on their winning Revolution.

streak, but this was only the beginning of these many battles of the American

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The Battle of Princeton

The battle of Princeton was a very important battle to the Continental Army as well. The Continental Army had recently had a big win against troops, Washington told his men, It is a ne fox chase boys! to mock the British Army. the British Army, and their morale was as condent as ever. T inspire his o

Finally, on January 3, 1777, the Battle taking place in T renton, New Jersey had started. Both sides fought hard, but after all of the tough ghting and war, the Continental army came up on top, with yet another win. This made the Continental army even more ready and courageous against the British. This battle was very signicant to the Continental army because it this time.
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persuaded King Louis to provide money to the Continental Army during

This battle was a special battle for the Patriots in many ways. The British army had a big

The Battle of Saratoga

attack planned, and they thought it was going to turn out perfectly. The head General for

the British Army at the time was General William Howe. The second commander who served under Howe was General John Burgoyne, who was eventually to take charge of the British Army in Canada.

Their plan was for General Burgoyne and his men to walk south to the Hudson River, where he would meet General Howe, who was to walk north from New York to the Hudson River. up and meet Burgoyne at the Hudson River, leaving Horatio Gates, the Commander for the Patriots in New York to ght only one army instead of two. This plan was unsuccessful to the Redcoats because Howe never got the message to walk

The battle took place in October, 1777 in Saratoga New York.This battle went on, but the to Saratoga, New York, but Howe was already forced to surrender to the Patriots. This not lose as many soldiers as they would of had with two armies to face.
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Patriots won after all of the hard ghting. General Burgoyne tried to send reinforcements battle was signicant because they only had to ght one army instead of two so they did

This battle was a very hard battle for the Patriots to ght. It took place in Valley Forge during a cold and hard winter. It was
snowing, it was freezing, and the only food the Continental army had was re cake, made of water and our. The General for the Patriots at the time was George Washington. At the time, England had captured New York and Philadelphia. The British soldiers were warm and cozy, but the Patriots were cold and uncomfortable. Washington said, It was a dreary kind of place and uncomfortably provided. Washingtons plan was to set up a re in Valley Forge, which was located between the British army in Philadelphia, and the Continental Congress in York Pennsylvania. The Patriots did not have enough warm clothes to keep warm, and suffered from frost bite. One person that went by the name of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and his men from Europe were going to help the Continental army in their ght against the British. He believed in the new principles of republican government Americans had proclaimed in their Declaration of Independence. After the hard ghting in the frigid cold weather, the Continental Army had won the battle at Valley Forge, leaving them with another victory, and one step closer to freedom.This battle was signicant to the Patriots because the British Army had gotten damaged by harder hits, and the cold weather had killed many of their troops. So if the Continental Army were to have to ght the Redcoats again, there would be less soldiers to ght against.

Winter at Valley Forge

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The Battle of Yorktown

This battle may have been the most important battle out of all of the battles of the American Revolution. This was to be the battle that would decide the outcome of the American Revolution. This battle took place on September 28, 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia. The role of George Washington was General for the Continental Army. The role of General Cornwallis was to be the General of the British Army, and to lead them to victory, but the outcome was not what he expected. This was a very intense battle for both armies, but the Continental Army won for many reasons. Some key factors that led the Patriots to victory were that France supplied the Patriots with weapons, ammunition, and supplies that would help them. Another thing that led them to victory was that the Continental Army had more that twice the amount of troops as the British, so the Redcoats were outnumbered. A third reason that led the Patriots to victory was that Grasses eet sealed off Yorktown Harbor so that British reinforcements could not be sent in. The last reason that led the Continental Army to victory was that when General Cornwallis tried to escape, a storm came, sending him back, and not allowing him to cross the Yorktown River. This battle was signicant to the Patriots because it decided that they were the winners of the American Revolution and they received freedom from Britain.

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The T reaty of Paris was a very important part of the American Revolution. Three men that went by the names of John Jay, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin went over to Paris to what would nally bring peace to America. But France wanted to still be pawns for make a treaty that would bring peace to for the Colonists. It was important because this is America, and so they made it so that America would still be a little dependent on France. The three representatives were focused on their goal, and would not be allowed to be distracted.

The T reaty of Paris

The signing took place on September 3 rd, 1783, and all three representatives from the was ofcially ratied on January 14, 1784, giving peace to America.

colonies signed it to end the argument of war against Britain. This stupendous document The terms of the treaty was that Britain was going to have to give up their land including agreed that they would remove all of the British troops from America. America made a deal that they would pay what they owe, and not to abuse Loyalists in America.

the Great Lakes, Florida and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. They also

Once signed, America earned the title of the greatest empire in the world. This treaty
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George Washington
George Washington played a major role in the American Revolution. He did things such as being General, being in the Continental Congress, and once it was all over, he was elected President. He was married to Martha Washington, and he had a great life as a Patriot. He did many things in his life and had a major role in the American Revolution. He was General for most of the battles during the American Revolution. He was being to victory. He was one of the main reasons we won. beaten at rst, but after a little condence gain, he got a winning streak going and led us He also played a big role in being in the Continental Congress. He was a delegate from a true patriot, and he wanted freedom more than anything else in the world.

Virginia, who came and discussed the problems in America, and how to x them. He was Once the American Revolution was over, Washington was elected as President of the United States. He was going to lead America to a great country, and to have great people in it. He was elected for all of the hard work and support to America he gave

during hard times. He also signed the Declaration of Independence, which stated the a great place amazingly!
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independence America wanted. He made an excellent President, and led our country to

Extra Facts
What started this Revolution was when out of nowhere, British soldiers came over to the Colonies and started taxing them on random things The Continental Congress met to discuss the problems Great Britain was bringing to America and how to x them.

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Glossary
Patriot: A colonist who believes in the rights America should have, and ghts for them Redcoat: A soldier in the British Army T reaty: An agreement of peace General: Somebody who leads someone or something Colonist: Somebody who lives in the colonies Congress: Somebody who meets to discuss issues about something
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Loyalist: colonist thats loyal to King George

Conclusion
Thank you for reading about the American Revolution and the different battles in it. I hope you enjoyed it and our country!
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