Analysis+and+Prediction

The chapter starts with King George heading to address Parliament on Thursday, October 26, 1775. When he arrives, approximately 60,000 people are collected in a great crowd with standing room only just to try catching a glimpse of the King or other prestigious members of Parliament. It goes through the proceedings of the King and the meeting of Parliament about the war. The King thinks that a swift efficient end to the war was necessary and also declared that America was officially in a rebellion. Some of the other members of Parliament agreed with the King, however some of them thought that this war was like all of the other wars that Great Britain had fought, and that they should take their time and proceed with caution.
 * Chapter 1 **

**Chapter 2 ** The American general from Rhode Island, Nathanael Greene, assembles his troops with the other Massachusetts colony regiments to make an army of 16,000 troops. This army was said to be 20,000 men strong, though in truth less than 14,000 of the 16,000 that were there were actually in condition to fight. More than 1,500 troops didn't show, and another 1,500 troops were ill or injured, and couldn't fight. These troops were the American troops involved in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. When the British advanced on the town, a reverend said to the American troops, "Let us stand our ground. If we die let us die here!" After the battle, most of the American soldiers were still alive, for they had defeated the British army. George Washington was a leader in the army because he was rich and had an extraordinary physique. If he was willing to risk everything he had for this war, then the people thought that was a great deal and the cause must be plausible. In September of 1776, he began to plan moving the war into Canada as well as striking Boston. Washington's Army was starting to come apart.

**Chapter 3 ** The British Army had control of Dorchester Heights, which was considered to be a very important key to the war. They decided to wait out the winter there, and leave for England at a time of their choosing with better conditions. The winter was very harsh, and the price of wood became very high in Boston, where the British troops were mainly camped. They chopped down almost anything that would burn, even the Old North Church in Boston. The British were readying ships to embark back to England, but the Americans thought they were heading to attack New York, which the Americans could not lose. Washington decided to send General Lee to go defend the city, and to strengthen it. The American Army took over Dorchester, where Washington was planning to use as a fort. They bombarded the fort, then reinforced it, using it to bombard British soldiers in Boston.

**Chapter 4 ** The chapter began with talking about the hard travels for both armies. The only way to get from one place to another was by foot, so the soldiers really only moved about 20 miles per day. When the winter months hit, and soldiers began to get sick and diseases were spreading, and conditions were practically impossible to travel in the miles traveled per day went way down. When that happened traveling took an extremely long time. This took a toll on both armies because they were both suffering from Mother Nature. When it came down to the next battle at New York, the British had a huge advantage. Because Long Island was surrounded by water the British could move in their skilled navy and attack from all directions, land or water. Things were looking bad for the American troops. General George Washington had approximately 7000 soldiers ready for combat out of his total 8880 soldiers. They were already afraid because the British had the element of surprise on their side, being able to attack from the water, but also they heard that Germany was sending reinforcements to help the British. They sent 17,000 German soldiers to help putting the total of British soldiers to nearly 30,000 soldiers. The British became extremely confident while staying on Staten Island because they knew that the tables had turned and things were in their favor. From July 5, when there were only five British ships, they kept coming until August 4, when there were about 50 ships. Because the British could wait for the most perfect opportunity to strike they waited for several weeks. During this time the continental army was able to recruit more and more soldiers putting their army up to about 42,000 men.

**Chapter 5** On August 21, 1776 a monstrous storm hit. It was the worst that anyone had ever seen. The lightning alone killed several soldiers from both armies. Then the next day, on a fair weather day, the long awaited British invasion finally begun. The British sent out waves of 4,000 soldiers. Finally after a few days the British defeated General Washington at the Battle of Long Island. The American soldiers backed off and escaped. They wanted to avoid more battle so they would not loose anymore soldiers and that New York would still be standing, as it was one of the largest cities in the nation. Because the Americans knew that the British forces would have to move their ships they retreated back through Brooklyn and back across the East River. All in that one night all 9000 of Washington�s men escaped, and the British now had control over a main American city.

**Chapter 6** Soldiers were always writing back to their families to keep them updated on how they were doing and important news during the war. The Soldiers also had to be constantly armed because battles were very spontaneous and had to be ready for anything. Although the British had taken over control of New York, the New England winter was, again, right around the corner. During the winter the Americans went on a pretty successful winning streak. The winter was a huge factor because it initially weakened the British forces and then the Americans would attack.

**Chapter 7** Chapter seven was about the conclusion of the war. The war was going strong and showed no sign of ending anytime soon. No one ever really had complete control, and the lead was held equally between the American and British armies. Then Washington, being the amazing strategic leader that he was came up with a plan. This plan was to cross the Delaware River and surprise attack the British in Boston. His plan worked perfectly, and the British were caught totally off guard. There was no way they could have fought at all so there only other option was to escape Boston. Washington and his army moved General Cornwallis' elite soldiers all the way down to Trenton. This was the largest part of the British forces and the Americans had them completely surrounded and begging for mercy. The Americans finally earned their complete independence on July 4,1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Although the Americans had technically already won the war their were still smaller British brigades trying to fight. The war was called to an official end when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. 25/50 I need some predictions or thoughts of yours in here.