1. Revolutionary War 1776
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2. Review: 1775
April 1775: Battle of Lexington and Concord- first shots fired
June 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill- first major land battle- British victory, but many deaths
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After the battle, George Washington was made commander in chief of the Continental Army. He arrived in Boston and found an untrained, undisciplined, and poorly supplied group of men

3. Reading like a Historian
Students are to read & complete the following:
Declaration Parody
American Declaration of Independence: Grievances (Last page of Packet/ This counts as a quiz grade)

4. Comparing the Armies
Home-field Advantage
Military Skills
Supplies/Equipment
Offensive/Defensive
Fighting Spirit
Population/Manpower

5. British Evacuate Boston
British soldiers in Boston woke up on March 5, 1776 to find cannons pointed at their naval fleet
Response: evacuate rather than fight

6. Brains of the Operation?

7. Canada
British Plan: 1776
New York City

8. New York Campaign
British plan: take control of New York City and the Hudson River in order to cut New England off from the rest of the colonies

9. Washington’s Strategy
Washington wanted to prolong the war, wear out the British, keep running away, and fight on the defensive- rather than fighting one decisive battle

10. Continental Army Retreats to NJ
The Continental Army lost badly and retreated to New Jersey- Britain occupied NYC and began to make preparations for the winter

11. Results of the NY Campaign
In 8 months, the Continental Army went from a high point (British evacuation of Boston) to a low point (losing control of NY)- low morale for the Continental Army

12. Winter
Both armies go to winter quarters- colonists in Pennsylvania, British in NJ. The NJ coast was guarded by German troops hired by the British called Hessians

13. Hessians Britain hired 30,000 German fighters to help fight in the war
Mercenary: a paid soldier
A group of Hessians were guarding Trenton during the winter of

14. Washington Plans a Sneak Attack
Washington came up with a plan to unexpectedly attack British troops stationed in Trenton, New Jersey during the winter

17. Washington Crosses the Delaware
Christmas eve, 1776: reports that Hessian troops in Trenton have let down their guard Continental men and 18 guns cross the Delaware river and march 8 miles to Trenton

18. Battle of Trenton
Lasted less than 1 hour, Washington killed or captured 1000 of 1500 Hessian soldiers
Result: Washington rescued his reputation and won respect of his troops (a glimmer of hope after a rough year)

20. British Plan for 1777
Capture the city of Philadelphia, the center of the colonial government