Chapter 4 The American Revolution

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Patriot advantages at war's start:

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Greater motivation to fight

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Patriots' disadvantage at war's start:

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Support of the Loyalists

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Washington's surprise at Trenton on Christmas 1776:

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Led 2,400 troops across the icy Delaware River.

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After British troops captured Philadelphia:

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Continental Congress fled.

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Victory that changed the war: Battle of Saratoga

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Battle of Saratoga, NY

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Biggest ally of the Patriots in the Revolutionary War

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France

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US war funding issues:

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Continental Congress lacked power to tax.

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Loyalists during the Revolutionary War:

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Colonists who supported the British.

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French volunteer who was Washington’s trusted assistant.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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British limited Patriot supplies by blockading American harbors.

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British vessels formed a blockade around American harbors.