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The Early Years Chapter 6 Section 1

Advantages and Disadvantages American Advantages 1. ____ Advantage 2. Could recruit troops easily 3.Fighting for _____ 4.George Washington British Disadvantages 1.Far from _____ 2.Took time to transport troops 3.Fighting for the $$$ 4.Underrated Colonists

Advantages and Disadvantages American Disadvantages 1. No _______ 2. Not well _______ 3. _____ Supplies million people British Advantages 1.Most powerful navy 2.Strong army 3.Plenty of Supplies 4.8 Million people 5.Hired mercenaries

Neutral ▪ Taking neither side of conflict ▪ Example: Quakers

African Americans ▪ Main reason- Freedom!!!! Lemuel Hayes & Peter Salem -Fought Battle of Concord -Over 5,000 enlisted

Raising An Army Congress depended on states to enlist troops One Year Contracts

Women Margaret Corbin- She replaced him and manned a cannon against the British. Molly Pitcher- Carried pitchers of water to soldiers Deborah Sampson- Disguised as a boy and enlisted

Battle of Long Island Americans 20,000 troops George Washington British 32,000 troops William Howe Nathan Hale- Connecticut school teacher Americans lost

Americans lowest point 1.Lots of soldiers completed term of service and went home. 2.Lost New York

Crossing of Delaware

Crossing of Delaware Winter of 1776 George Washington led 2,400 men in the night of Christmas Trenton- Surrounded town and captured nearly 1,000 Hessians Princeton- Took it from the Brits

British Strategy Take New York, Albany, & Control of Hudson River - Separate New England from Middle colonies 1.John Burgoyne- South from Canada 2.Barry Leger- East from Lake Ontario 3.William Howe- North from New York

Philadelphia On the way to Albany, William Howe attacks capital of America… On September 1777 Philly is taken and Continental Congress run!

Patriots slow the Brits! 1.British General Leger failed so left 2. British General Burgoyne took Fort Ticonderoga a. Reasons slowed down to take Albany i. Carried loads of good food & fine clothing. ii. Americans chopped down trees

Patriots slow the Brits! Low on troops and supplies, Burgoyne forced to retreat to Saratoga.

Battle of Saratoga ▪

Battle of Saratoga Burgoyne isolated in Saratoga (No reinforcements) General Horatio Gates- American surrounded Leger with army three times the size of British army.