Battles of the Revolutionary War

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What battle ENDS the Revolutionary War?

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Yorktown

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Even though the colonists lost, Washington's retreat at the Battle of ____________ kept the war movement alive.

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Long Island

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On the early morning of December 26, 1777, Washington launched a surprise attack upon a group of German Hessians at the Battle of

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Trenton

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What battle is famous for being a PYRRIC victory for the British (where the British won, but lost a third of their military in the process)?

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Bunker Hill

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After realizing the war in the north was not going well, the war moved to the south and was fought here. This battle gave the British a stronghold in the Southern Colonies.

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Charleston

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After what Battle did the French decide to join the American in their fight against the British?

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Battle of Saratoga

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What Prussian-born general trained the colonists how to better fight and survive in battle during the winter of 1776-77 at Valley Forge?

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Baron von Steuben

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At what battle do the French and American generals "trick" the British in New York, and travel south to trap the larger half of the British Army?

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Battle of Yorktown

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What was the winter at Valley Forge like?

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Soldiers were freezing, had frost bite, had no clothes or uniforms, people were deserting, and morale was low.

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Why was it so important that Washington avoided being captured at the Battle of Long Island?

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If he was captured, the war effort was over.