Chapter 4 Section 3: Struggling Toward Saratoga



|Americans |British |

The War Moves

British wanted to _______________ New England

They seized ______________

General William Howe, Admiral Richard Howe

__________________ soldiers, German ___________________ (_________________)

Washington rallied ________________ militia

Most had little training and poor equipment

___________________ after heavy losses

British pushed Washington and his 8,000 men across the ___________________ _______________ into Pennsylvania.

Battle of Trenton

__________________ and 2,400 soldiers marched 9 miles to ______________ ________________

___________________ occupied this area

Americans killed 30 and took ______________ captive, and 6 cannons

Brought American ________________ up

__________________, NJ

Another battle ___________ 8 days later

Victory at Saratoga

___________________ wanted to lead an army down to NY to meet _________________________.

They would _____________ forces to isolate New England from the other colonies

___________ redcoats, ____________ Hessians, 1,000 ______________ ________________

During the trip from ________________ to ______________, food ran low, slow trip

Burgoyne had met other opposition during his trip

______________ ______________ in ________________

He did not realize Howe was still in _______________ and was not going to meet him in time.

Continental Army had appointed _______________________________

He put together as many men as he could and they surrounded Burgoyne at ___________________, NY (1777)

Burgoyne ____________________ and British changed their strategy

They kept close to the coasts and close to supplies from their fleet

A Turning Point

__________________ were secretly sending weapons to __________________ as early as 1776

Saratoga victory put ________________ in American army

French __________________ American independence

1778, they signed an __________________ that said France couldn’t make peace with Britain until they recognized American ___________________

Valley Forge

______________- _______________

Continental Army and Washington were in Valley Forge, ____________________________ for the ________________.

Barely any _________, ________, supplies, freezing cold, huts, woods, ________________ out of _____________ died.

British were in __________________, stayed in __________________ homes.

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