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American Revolutionary War 1775-1783. Important Battles #1 Trenton: Dec. 1776. Thomas Paine: The American Crisis: Explains 1776 Crisis. Important Battles #2 Saratoga. Battle #3 : Yorktown The final victory for the Americans. American Women Help The War Molly Pitcher & Deborah Sampson. France
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France Marquis de Lafayette “the soldiers friend” Loaned U.S. money Sent French Fleet French Help During the War
Baron Von Steuben Trained the U.S. army German Help in the Revolution
Defeated British Navy ship “Serapis” “I have not yet begun to fight” Naval Hero: John Paul Jones
American Advantages George Washington’s leadership European Money, Armies, & Navies American Knowledge of the Land Fighting for Freedom And Independence