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American Revolution (What colonist know/have (merchant ship (more if they…

- - - - Tomas Paine
        
        reasons for independence
        
        Only have protection from the Army
        
        can invest in protection themselves
        
        Why listen to them
        
        Access to the ocean
- - - - Soldiers can't protect families if sent somewhere elite
      - militia has more freedom
        
        Malitia " who is this second army"
        
        southern Virginia
        
        Malitia celebrates kill the pope day
        
        professional army takes a day off for "kill the pope day"
        
        G.W "you can't do that"
        
        Catholics may be in the army
        
        catholic French
        
        French wont join
        
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        Marches by Boston
        
        Declare independence
        
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- - - - attack the colonies
      - New York
        
        prevent supplies
  - - - Good Strategies
      - poor commander
      - looses fight and runs away
      - 20,000 Army men
        
        avoide being captured
        
        runs towards philadelphia
        
        Capital
        
        DEC 25
        
        turn around 5000 to get minor victory
        
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        jan 1 1777
        
        3000
        
        Deaths
        
        Dessertion
        
        G,W was worried of people leaving (year of contract ends on jan 1st
- - - - Enemy
        
        desrted
        
        major victory
        
        Attacked
        
        6,000 soldiers captured
        
        Franklin asked the french
- - - - colonies refuse arms to slaves
      - Britain attacks south
      - Britain offered freedom to slaves
    - - won because he has a great commander
        
        died of disease
        
        malitia attacks
        
        Colonist vaccination
        
        British die of smallpox
- - - - pay back debt
      - exchange prisoners
        
        prisoners were ell to farmers or in prison ships
      - The Colonies/States are Republic Now