Transcription: Americans declared their independence in 1776, but they also had to win it on the battlefield. Throughout the North, British troops clashed with George Washington's Patriot Army. Many dedicated Americans made sacrifices to serve the Patriot cause. Patriot soldiers suffered. They often went without food, warm clothing, and ammunition. However, their spirit rose in 1778, when France pledged to come to their aid. The war shifted south. British forces marched across the southern countryside, harassed by bands of patriot guerrillas who would attack, then melt into the forests and swamps to strike a ...
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