The colonists had a large, well-trained army compared to the British.

Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the colonists.

In the early years of the war, the size of the Continental Army dwindled largely because soldiers left as their year of service was completed.

Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and drove the enemy from Philadelphia.

The American victory at Saratoga stopped the British plan to separate New England from the rest of the colonies

Who disguised herself as a man so she could fi ght with the army?

Few patriots believed ____________ when he stated, “We shall have a long . . . and bloody war to go through.”

The fi rst state to have an all-African American regiment was

On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at

In general, Loyalist support for Britain was weakest in