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﻿ The Battle of Saratoga By: Lauren, Rowan, and Rama

__**Benedict Arnold **__ By Rowan

1.) Paragraph: Benedict Arnold was a helpful and brave leader in the Battle of Saratoga. After fighting and making sacrifices, they had won- a turning point. When the French (who had just joined the war) got credit for the win, he felt unwanted and left behind. Benedict Arnold wanted his name to known for his work. After marrying a loyalist woman, his feeling about rebellion changed. He became loyal to the king and sided with his new wife. Benedict Arnold stole plans of the patriots, and handed them over to Major Andre- the British spy chief. Major Andre was going to deliver these plans to the British, but got caught before he could do so. Although this plan failed, Benedict Arnold is still known as the worst American traitor.

 2.) Vocabulary: · Traitor: a person who betrays another · Loyalist: a person remaining loyal to the British king during the time of the revolutionary war · Congress: the legislative body of the U.S.A. · Barrage: weapon fire · Consequences: the effect, result, or outcome of something that occurred earlier

3.) Pictures/ Link ﻿ These two pictures are potraits of Benedict Arnold. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">This picture is a painting of the Battle of Saratoga. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿Here is a link to another site to learn more about Benedict Arnold: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿ [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿4.) Fun Facts

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1.) Both of his wives were named Margaret. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2.) He was one of only two of his mother’s children to live into adulthood <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3.) Benedict Arnold was one of 11 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4.) He felt like he didn’t receive enough credit for his battle skill at the Battle of Saratoga. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5.) Was named after great grandfather <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6.) Successful businessman and pharmacist <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7.) Arnold’s health declined in the late 1700’s, early 1800’s. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8.) He would only walk on a cane after injury occurred. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">9.) He had 8 kids in total. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">10.) He was CT’s militia leader. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #00c4ff; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">﻿ 5.) Primary Source Document This letter is written by Benedict Arnold to his country after not getting credit for his bravery during the Battle of Saratoga. Please look at the paragraph at the bottom starting with “When I quitted”. This paragraph is when Benedict Arnold explains what he wants. He simply states that he worked hard to defend the country he had loved, and received nothing in return. That was why he attempted to turn over plans to the British leaders.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Comic Sans MS; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6.) Works Cited <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 24pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.75pt; text-indent: -24pt;">James Kirby. "Arnold, Benedict." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 1 Feb. 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Littell, McDougal. /'Ed'/. The Granger Company, 2002. Print.

__ The French Helped Americans __ <span style="color: #c00000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">By: Lauren

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Paragraph  __ The French Helped Americans __  <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Americans weren’t doing so well in the war until the French came to the rescue. When the French stepped into the battle it was a boost for France to enter the war against Britain. This gave more energy to Washington’s Continental Army and providing supplies and support. The British made a plan to control Upstate New York and to separate New England from the Southern colonies. When the British did their plan, the revolution ended. They proved to the French that the colonists could actually fight.

2) 5 Vocabulary Words __ John Burgoyne __ : A British general who surrendered at Saratoga in American Revolutionary War __ France __ : The largest country wholly in Europe and fought in The Battle of Saratoga __ American Revolutionary War __ : The war between Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen British Colonies in North America __ Thirteen British Colonies __ : Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island were the colonies established by Great Britain __ Continental Army __ : An army formed after the of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies

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<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5) Primary Source: Text only, in own words    **Real Source**       **T**  <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">he winter of 1777-8 was the low point of America's struggle for independence. The troubles began the previous August when the British fleet unloaded a force of Redcoats at the top of the Chesapeake Bay with the objective of capturing the American capital at Philadelphia. The Americans were routed by the British at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, leaving Philadelphia undefended. Members of the Continental Congress fled the city: first to Lancaster and then to York where they reestablished the capital. The British entered Philadelphia on September 26.

** In Own Words ** <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.25in;">America had a hard time in the winter of 1777-1778 because of the cold. The August before the Redcoats came on top of the Chesapeake Bay wanting to capture the American capital. The Americans left the Philadelphia undefended in the Battle of Brandywine on September 11th. Members of the Continental Congress reestablished the capitol in York. On September 26th the British came to Philadelphia.

<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6) 10 Fun Facts <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. The British won the first battle. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. The Second battle was a decisive American victory. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. 440 Britain’s were killed. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. 695 Britain’s were wounded. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. 6,222 Britain’s were captured. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. 90 Americans were killed. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7. 240 Americans were wounded. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8. On October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered to the Americans. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">9. The divide and conquer strategy was to invade America from Canada by advancing down the Hudson Valley to Albany. <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">10. The Battle of Saratoga was known as the turning point in the American Revolution.

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__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> John Burgoyne  __ <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 63pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">1. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Article <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> British general John Burgoyne was born on February 24, 1722 in Sutton, England. John Burgoyne was best known for leading a failed military campaign against the rebel colonists during the American Revolutionary War. Back in England Burgoyne had many problems he had to defend himself from the British government for his defeat and was stripped of his military rank and privileges. As I mentioned before John Burgoyne was best known for his failed military campaign against the rebel colonists well this happened during the Battle of Saratoga which is known as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. The Saratoga campaign was basically an attempt by the Britain to gain military control of the important Hudson River in 1777. John Burgoyne was over confident that the campaign would be a success and he would return to Britain as a national hero because he had saved the rebel colonies for the crown. The campaign was initially successfully John Burgoyne had gained possession of important outposts of Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Edward, but the lack of communication so the British had let the colonists take advantage. On October 17, 1777 Burgoyne had surrendered his entire army consisting of 5,800. This was the greatest victory had gained and it proved to be the turning point of the war. After that John Burgoyne spent his later years as a politician, a playwright and a leader of London society. John Burgoyne had later passed away at the age of 70 on August 4, 1792. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Vocabulary <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> John Burgoyne- British general for the American Revolution. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> Battle of Saratoga- The turning point in the American Revolution. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> Saratoga campaign- Was an attempt by the by the British to gain military control of the Hudson River in 1777. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> Fort Ticonderoga- Fort Ticonderoga was built in 1755 and served as a major asset in the war. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> Playwright- A person who makes plays.

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<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> British army officer in the American Revolution Portrait of John Burgoyne by Joshua Reynolds in 1766 <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> 4. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">[] <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="height: 135.75pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 64.5pt; margin-top: 15.6pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 186pt; z-index: 4;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> The fighting at Saratoga went on for weeks between the Americans and British. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">This picture shows the Americans using guerilla warfare during the Battle of Saratoga. Guerilla warfare is one of the American strengths that helped them win the American Revolution. 6. __Ten Fun Facts about John Burgoyne__ 1733 John Burgoyne starts his education at Westminster school. In 1743 John Burgoyne marries Lady Charlotte Stanley. John Burgoyne was elected to Parliament in 1762. 1769 John Burgoyne is made Governor of Fort William in Scotland. On June 4, 1782 John Burgoyne is named Commander in chief in Ireland. In 1783 John Burgoyne retires from public In 1778 John Burgoyne returns to England on parole. In 1779 John Burgoyne resigned from all his offices. In1786 John Burgoyne’s play “The Heiress” is performed. On August 13, 1792 John Burgoyne is buried in Westminster, Abbey. 7. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Bullion, John L. "Burgoyne, John." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 3 Feb. 2011. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R','serif';"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R','serif'; letter-spacing: 1.5pt;">" <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; letter-spacing: 1.5pt;">John Burgoyne." //Wikipedia.org//. N.p., January 25, 2011. Web. 3 Feb 2011. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R','serif';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Adobe Kaiti Std R','serif';">By: Ramavelu Murugesan