... as free as they honestly thought they were, even though they were seas apart. After having the taste of freedom, which they had formed in the colonies, they knew they wanted more of this free living and decision makings and did not want to have anything to do with the British government policy, including the various taxation laws they were being put upon. Some people may argue ... Saratoga ending Burgoyne"s great attack and scheme. [4] This battle proved to the world that the newborn American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in ...

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... . Early in March 1776, using cannon brought down from Ticonderoga by Henry Knox, Washington occupied Dorchester Heights, effectively commanding the city and forcing the British to evacuate on March 17. He moved to defeat New York City against the combined land and seas forces of Sir William Howe. In New York he committed military blunder by occupying an untenable position in Brooklyn, although he saved ... one of a kind life. He was very strong willed man and the people loved him for that mentally and physically. George's life he had to fight in what he believed in and that was the Ameri...

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