Flashcard sets with a 'trenton' term meaning 'on christmas night of 1776, george washington led about 2,400 troops across the delaware river. the next morning, washington and his troops surprised the hessians and defeated the hessians in trenton, new jersey. washington and his troops pushed the british all the way back to new york city with an additional victory in princeton, new jersey. washington's victory over the british in trenton significantly boosted the morale of all americans. americans that were not active in their local militia or the continental army joined up, adding more troops to the american cause. the victory at trenton made general washington realize that he needed a defense strategy against the british. washington pursed this strategy by avoiding direct confrontation with the british but hurt them whenever they could. this strategy helped the americans while also keeping the continental army going.'

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1-1 of 1Flashcard sets with a 'trenton' term meaning 'on christmas night of 1776, george washington led about 2,400 troops across the delaware river. the next morning, washington and his troops surprised the hessians and defeated the hessians in trenton, new jersey. washington and his troops pushed the british all the way back to new york city with an additional victory in princeton, new jersey. washington's victory over the british in trenton significantly boosted the morale of all americans. americans that were not active in their local militia or the continental army joined up, adding more troops to the american cause. the victory at trenton made general washington realize that he needed a defense strategy against the british. washington pursed this strategy by avoiding direct confrontation with the british but hurt them whenever they could. this strategy helped the americans while also keeping the continental army going.'
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1	AP unit 2by jsukernek	58 terms	October 25, 2009

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