Main points:
1. after a series of defeats, an american victory at saratoga marked a major turning point in the revolution.
2. The victory convinced several european nations to aid the americans.
In mid-1776 fighting moved from New England to the middle states.
The British had more troops, more supplies and a navy. General Howe was their General.
In the Battle of Long Island Washington's troops (the Continental Army) suffered a great defeat and retreated.
In the the beginning of the war in the northern states the Patriots were winning, but in the middle states the Patriots kept losing!
The Loyalists won NYC, Long Island, Germantown and Brandywine.
The British had more troops, more supplies and a navy. General Howe was their General.
In the Battle of Long Island Washington's troops (the Continental Army) suffered a great defeat and retreated.
In the the beginning of the war in the northern states the Patriots were winning, but in the middle states the Patriots kept losing!
The Loyalists won NYC, Long Island, Germantown and Brandywine.