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Revolutionary War
Battle | Reason for the Battle | Who won? | Importance |
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What was the reason for the Fort Ticonderoga? | Arnold capture the fort and its larger supply of weapons. | Patriots Won! | The colonists were forced to retreat! |
What was the reason for Trenton? | Patriots left there campfires burning all night. Then Washington attacked. | Patriots Won! | American soldiers took more than 900 prisoners. |
What was the reason for Princeton? | "Chase My Boys!". | Patriots Won! | The army and the Revolution was saved. |
What was the reason for the Saratoga? | New England's "New" strategy. | British Won! | General Horato Gates was forced to surrender as well as his army. |
New England's Strengths | Well-trained-well equipped soldiers | Large, Powerful navy | |
British Weekeness | Had to cross the Atlantic Ocean | Used Mercenaries as their soldiers | |
United States Strangths | Fought for a cause they belied in. | Got help from European nations. | |
United States Weaknesses | Untrained, Poorly equipped soldiers. | Small navy. | |
What was the reason for the Lexington/Concord battle? | To stop the British from taking the Patriots supplies. | Patriots Won! | The first battle of the revolutionary war. |
What was the reason for the Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill). | Henry Knox was assigned to transport the captured cannons to Boston, MA. | British Won! | To win they had to sacrifice about double the number of patriot soldiers. |