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general william howe
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_________ ____________ ________ sailed to new york after fleeing boston
washington
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_____________ attempted to stop general william howe, but the british fleet led by lord richard howe forced him to retreat; the british occupied NYC
lord richard howe
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washington attempted to stop general william howe, but the british fleet led by ____ ______ _____ forced him to retreat; the british occupied NYC
new york city
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washington abandoned ____ ______ ____ and fled to new jersey
delaware
hessians
trenton
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after washington crossed the __________ river, they defeated the ___________ in _________ on Christmas (1776)
cornwallis
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lord ___________ was sent to capture washington in new jersey
princeton
washington
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lord cornwallis and washington’s armies met at ___________ on january 3, 1777; ___________ was victorious
british
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the ___________ planned a 3-part assault to divide the colonies in 2
burgoyne
st. leger
howe
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generals ______________, ___. ________, and ________ would lead this assault (british plan)
benedict arnold
colonial general who committed treason when he handed over west point and defected to the british
burgoyne
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in the battle of saratoga, general __________ almost completed his part, but the other 2 generals did not
horatio gates
saratoga
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burgoyne was surrounded by _______ ______ and forced to surrender at _________ on october 17, 1777
battle of saratoga
what proved to be the turning point of the war for independence?
brandywine
germantown
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general howe defeated washington at ____________ and _______________
philadelphia
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those victories led to the british capture of _______________
valley forge
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howe controlled PA; washington’s army retreated and suffered in ___________ _________
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