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what date was this battle fought?
april 19, 1775
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what was the significance of Lexington and concorde?
- the first battle
- outcome was a tie
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When was Bunker Hill fought?
June 17, 1775
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who fought whom at bunker hill?
washington vs howe
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significance of bunker hill
- the hill was strategically insignificant
- americans defended until they ran out of ammunition and then they ran
- a lot more british died than americans
- it was a tie
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when was the battle of long island fought?
august 17, 1775
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who fought at long island?
washington vs. howe and clinton
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significance of long island?
- the british showed how powerful they were
- first big victory for the british
- clinton showed how good he was
- british won
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dates of Trenton/Princeton battles?
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who fought at trenton/princeton?
washington vs howe
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significance of trenton/princeton?
- washington crossed the delaware river and attacked the hessians by surprise
- a big win for the americans
- washington escaped being trapped and attacked princeton and won
- outcome: washington beat the hessians and won princeton
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what date was Bennington fought?
aug 16, 1777
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who fought at Bennington?
the green mountain boys and Stark vs Baum and Beymann
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significance of Bennington
- battle was part of the three-pronged plan
- purpose was to stop British supply raids
- outcome: americans won
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dates of Brandywine and Germantown?
- Brandywine: sept 11, 1777
- Germantown: oct 8, 1777
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who fought at brandywine/germantown?
washington vs howe
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significance of brandywine?
- british won by attacking from the back
- special forces allow washington to escape
- outcome: british win
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significance of germantown?
- americans take germantown but are unorganized
- british reorganize and take it back
- outcome:tie
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date battle of saratoga
oct 17, 1777
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who fought at saratoga?
gage and arnold vs bergoyne
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significance of saratoga?
main outcome: bergoyne wins the battle and the french enter the war
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monmouth courthouse date?
june 28, 1778
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monmouth courthouse fought by who?
washington and lee vs. clinton
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monmouth courthouse significance?
- lee attacks and fails miserably
- washinton steps in, fires lee in front of all his men, then he takes over
- british excape during the night
- outcome: americans win
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