1. Fighting for Independence
Chapter 4, Section 4

2. Fort Ticonderoga- 1775
Vermont militiamen stormed the British fort. Led by Ethan Allen
Winning the fort supplied them with cannons and other weapons.

3. Battle of Bunker Hill- 1775
General Gage(British) wanted to drive American forces from high strategic ground, north of Boston.
Took two attempts for British success.
Three times as many casualties for the British.

4. Continental Army
At the Second Continental Congress an attempt to unite forces was successful
George Washington appointed to lead the new Continental Army.

5. Who’s What?? 1/3 of the colonists were Patriots(pro-colonies).
1/3 were loyalists, or Tories(pro-British).
1/3 neutral

6. Strengths British: Colonists: Trained Equipped Navy Mercenaries
Own territory
Familiar with tactics

7. Battle of Trenton
By October of 1776 New York was under British control.
Christmas Night of 1776: 2,400 soldiers ferried across the Delaware River.
Captured entire British force at Trenton while losing only 5 men!!