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Clear off desks, prepare to grade quizzes Warm Up Clear off desks, prepare to grade quizzes

The Early Years of the Revolution 1774-1777

GW Captures Boston Places cannon and dummy cannon around Boston March 17 1776 Tricks Howe out of Boston Moves to engage in NY

Raising an Army Recruitment Enlistment White Men Women African Americans

The Revolutionary War First Phase New England Divide and Conquer

Campaign For NY 30,000 British Troops land in NY Washington invaded by the British Largest land invasion until D-Day

Losses in Long Island NY Winter of ’76 – ‘77

A Daring Plan…

Battle of Trenton Winter of ‘76-’77 (Dec 26 1776) Troop Morale Low Enlistments ending / No pay from Continental Congress GW Crosses the Delaware, Attacks the Hessians in their Lair

The Canadian Invasion Meanwhile… Up North!

Victory at Saratoga 1777 – Gen Horatio Gates defeats Gen Burgoyne Saves separation from New England Colonies.

The Importance of Saratoga Saves the Colonies French Alliance New Heroes Benedict Arnold (The Boot) Captain Daniel Morgan General Horatio Gates

The Battles in the Northern Colonies Map Activity The Battles in the Northern Colonies

The Story of US

Warm Up Hand in Battles in the Northeast Map.

Campaign for the Middle Colonies The Philadelphia Campaign

The Philadelphia Campaign 265 Ship Armada lands in MD 17000 Troops to march on Philadelphia In between Philadelphia and Howe was GW

The Philadelphia Campaign Battle of Brandywine Paoli Massacre Battle of Germantown Camp at Valley Forge

March on the Brandywine Howe to meet GW at Battle of Brandywine 1200 American casualties 1900 British casualties

More Local Battles September 1777 – Battle of the Clouds Paoli Massacre Battle of Germantown All losses for Colonials

Philadelphia Captured

Winter At Valley Forge Hardships Lafayette Freidrich Von Stueben

Camped at Valley Forge Washington's troops weary, low morale Cold, Snowy Winter

Valley Forge Movie

Marquis de Lafayette and Baron Von Stueben

Gaining Allies France Spain John Adams in England as Emissary Franklin in Paris Spain John Adams in England as Emissary

Victories and Defeats Trenton and Princeton Brandywine / Paoli / Philadelphia Saratoga – Prevents British Capture of New England

Philly Campaign Project