Post on 13-Nov-2014
How did the War Change in 1776?
• The Americans started getting stomped
• The British backed off of New England and started fighting in the Middle Colonies
• In June of 1776 the British Navy arrived outside of New York
• 44k British Vs. 20k Colonists
• British started chasing Washington and his men all over New York and New Jersey
Who was Nathan Hale?
• He was a Colonial Spy from Connecticut
• During New York campaign slipped behind enemy lines
• Captured by the British
• Condemned him to death
• “I only regret that I have but on life to lose for my country.”
How bad was it?
• 1400 Americans were killed or wounded during the battle of Long Island
• Had to retreat into Delaware
• Soldiers sick and dying
• Moral was really low
• Thomas Paine wrote, “The Crisis” to encourage troops and colonists
What was the Battle of Trenton?
• The Colonists needed a victory• Hiding out in Pennsylvania• On December 25, 1776 Washington snuck
the army across the Delaware river into Trenton
• Surprised the troops and captured most of them.
• Raised moral – also lead to victory in Princeton, NJ
Timeline of the American Revolution
• Stamp Acts – 1765
• Townshend Acts – 1767
• Boston Massacre – 1770
• Tea Act – 1773
• Boston Tea Party -1773
Timeline of the American Revolution
• Intolerable Acts – 1774• Lexington & Concord – 1775• Olive Branch Petition - 1775• Battle of Bunker Hill/Breed’s Hill -
1775• Declaration of Independence - 1776