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COLONIES

The American Revolution had begun badly for the 13 colonies. The colonists

themselves were divided as to their loyalties with as many as one third wishing
to remain British subjects, at least at first. The best that General George
Washington’s ‘Continental Army” can do against the better equipped British is
to limit direct combat and harass the British instead.

As American “minutemen” and Washington’s Army draw the ‘redcoats’ into a
battle of attrition, Ben Franklin visits Paris to persuade the French to help the

colonies. After Washington’s surprise Christmas Day 1776 attack against the
British & Hessian mercenaries, followed by victory at Saratoga in ‘77, the
French are sold. French military assistance will play a huge role in reversing the
course of the war. The British grant the colonies full independence in 1783.

1-Christmas, 1776: Washington crossing the Delaware River

2-1781: General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington

1781-1788

THE COLONIES ARE UNITED UNDER THE ARTICLES OF