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 Read the slides  Create a list of the battles mentioned in the slides  For each battle include 2 pieces of information mentioned in the slides

Fort Ticonderoga Bunker Hill Trenton Major Battles

Fort Ticonderoga—1775 First major victory for the Continental army Key strategic location in New York Ethan Allen and about 125 Green Mountain boys attacked fort

Ticonderoga The Fort was taken without firing a shot British officers and women and children were captured Cannons were taken from Ticonderoga to Boston Henry Knox: American Army top artillery commander Major hero of American Revolution He used these canons to rid Boston of the British

Battle of Bunker Hill Bunker Hill located near Boston Red Coats victorious in third charge Americans ran out of ammunition Moral victory for American Army

Bunker Hill Costliest battle for British during whole war British casualties 1,054 American casualties 441 British began to get nervous Washington took command of the army two weeks after this battle

Bunker Hill Famous Quote “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” — Israel Putnam

Battle of Trenton—1776 American morale was extremely low and they needed a victory before settling into winter camp Surprise attack the day after Christmas Washington crossed the Delaware river from Pennsylvania to New Jersey Approximately 1000 German soldiers fighting for the British captured

Trenton & Princeton American casualties were four German leader, Colonel Rall mortally wounded Washington cleared British from central New Jersey

 Read the slides  Create a list of the battles mentioned in the slides  For each battle include 2 pieces of information mentioned in the slides