2. 8-2 The Revolutionary War in the North Obj.- Analyze the colonists' strategies at competing with Britain on the battlefield.

3. The War in the North (1775-1776) Continentals wanted to sieze Canada Took Montreal B. Arnold lost Quebec over tough winter

4. Boston and NY After Bunker Hill  GW put cannons on Dorchester Heights and surrounded city British General Howe Left Boston Howe took NYC  Forced GW to retreat from Long Island British Hold NYC for the next 7 years

5. Victories in NJ and NY Christmas Night 1776 – GW surprise attacked Hessians in Trenton – won -Four Days later- Beat British in Princeton 3 British Generals (Burgoyne, St. Leger and Howe) were supposed to meet to take Albany Burgoyne showed up late and lost at the Battle of Saratoga (1777) – 1 st major victory – 6,000 British prisoners

6. Help from Europe King Louis XVI – Treaty of Alliance- Meanwhile – GW stuck in Valley Forge – lost 2,500 troops over harsh winter Aid from various European Countries Marquis de Lafayette – Frenchman – became American General at 19

7. The War at Sea Congress created the Cont. Navy in 1775 Had Few Ships  relied heavily on… Privateers – heavily armed private ships John Paul Jones – “Father of the American Navy – “We have not yet begun to fight!”