In the first years of the Revolution, the British army focused on creating New York as a stronghold especially because there were so many Loyalists there. Britain had a great deal of success against the American army eventually pushing all American soldiers out of the colony and ultimately into Pennsylvania.
Given how the initial battles went for the Americans, why was it important for Washington to risk a night crossing of the Delaware River? Who did Washington seek to surprise? Was his plan successful? What did the crossing symbolize for all Americans?
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#29-Because he was retreating away from New York and the Red Coats are closing on the Rebels. General Washington was trying to suprise Howe's army but they found out so they were charging at them but, he was on the Delaware river, so Howe went back to New York. George Washington's part of the plan had not worked but, when he was retreating from Howe's army, but the river was overwhelming his army so he retreated back to New York. It was a small victory for George Washington's Army. The Crossing showed that they can still damage the enemy.
ReplyDelete#19 well ther was a war between New york and briten. The war was from 1775-1783 they have batteld for eight years. And they where pretecting New York and the British wher pretecting them self's.King goerg ||| was trieng to get land and to get ther food than the New York wanted the same so they started a battel and because of thatking Goerges plan was bad because he wanted to attack theme with no better army so his plan faeld and the British lost.
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ReplyDeleteWashington's ride was important because if he hadn't riden across the river, the British might have bombed the Americans. Washington sought to suprise Howe and his army. His plan did work because in the end he and his army defeated the British. The crossing symbolized bravery of the Americans.
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ReplyDeleteWashington's ride was important because if he hadn't ridden across the river the British would have assaulted our armed forces and we would have lost that battle. Washington wanted to surprise Howe. His plan worked because General Washington's army defeated howe's army. the crossing stood for the american's bravery.
Washington's ride was important I the war because if he didn't do that ride across the river the Americans would have got bombed. Washington was trying to surprise Howe's army. His plain didn't work as planed but, his Washington's army still won at the end.
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ReplyDeleteYes I think that the ride across the Delaware river was important in the revolution for the Americans. General Washington surprised the the Hessian and and the Howe brothers by attacking the house that Cornell Ralph was living in. Washington won the war.The cross symbolized bravery for the Americans.
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ReplyDeleteI think the ride across Delawarewas important for the Americans in the war. The Hessians were the ones who they surprised when they didn't read the note the spy had given them until it was too late. It was succesful for Washington because he and the Americans won the war. The ride across Delaware simbalized that they wouldn't give up. This is what I think about the ride across Delaware.
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ReplyDeleteThe ride was important in the war for many reasons. It gave the element of surprize, something valuable in this time. It was a difficult endeavour as well as being a place of symbolism of bravery for americans. It had a place of great value.
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ReplyDeletethe ride was very important because if the the towns people had no have none they would be in danger.
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ReplyDeleteWashington wanted to suprise the hessians. And when he crossed the Delaware it saved the continental army. The plan did work because they won. It symbolizes that that they are brave.
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ReplyDeleteIt was important for Washington to cross the Delaware River because it prooved thst during a time when men were abondoning the army, they crossed the Delaware River and won the battle. When General Washington crossed the river, he seeked to suprise the Hesians. His plan was succesful. Washington managed to capture nine hundred soldiers and mordally wounded Raoul(leader of the Hesians). The crossing sybolyzed that with few men in the army, it was still possible to win and be victorious.
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ReplyDeleteIt was important to cross the Delaware river at night so they could be in the secrecy of darkness. Washington wanted to surprise Rall and the Hessians on Chrismas Day. Within 1 hour the Hessians had surrendered. Rall was mortally wounded and died the next day. The Trenton victory showed that the Americans still had the abillity to cause alot of damage. It also showed the Americans courage and bravery.
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ReplyDeleteDec.5,1776 Trenton,NewJersey.A column of the American continental army crosses the Delaware river under the cover of darkness. The Americans are led by general George Washington who planned this to be a surprise attack.they were facing the Hessian army led by Johan Rallthe battle is to be a great success of the continental army that will symbolized, we can win.
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ReplyDeleteI was so important because they had to get to the Heshian.Washington seeked Raul to surprise. Washington's plan was to make a person go to the Heshians and send a note to Raul. If Raul read the note when they gave it to him, Washington's plan would not go right but Raul was too busy playing his game and yes the plan did work. The cross symbolised that it was there land.
#27....... I think that Washington's trip across the Delaware was important because he wanted to suprise the German Hessians. When Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware river and marched on to Trenton they were confident. Washington destroyed many boats all around. The Hessians were very much hated by the Americans, and when they saw them they killed many. So yes, General Washington's plan had worked, and they were successful. The crossing symbolized that the Americans still had the ability to cause real damage on their enemies. Washington had a victory. Still, a lot of damage came to his army. So I would have to come to the conclusion that the whole American crisis and the battle of Trenton was neutral. It was good in some ways, and bad in others. I am just glad Washington and his troops won.
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ReplyDeleteIt was important because they were covered or hidden by the darkness of the night. Washington was to surprise the Hessians. His plan was successful because instead of reading the note telling Raul and the Hessians that they were going to attack, they kept on playing their game. The victory symbolized that the Americans still had the abilty to to cause real damage on their enemies.
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ReplyDeleteGeorge Wanshington's ride in the Delaware River was very important.The American army would probaly have been destroyed if they didn't cross the river.Also crossing the Delaware River led to a great victory.Crossing the Delaware proved that the American soldiers were brave and not afraid to take risks.
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ReplyDeleteI think it was important for Washington to cross the delaware river because he wanted to do a sneak attak on the Hesssians with his American troops. George Washington was to suprise the German Hessians. I think his plan succesfully worked, he captured nine-hundred hessians and Rall was mortally wounded and died the next day. The cross symbolized the victory for the Americans and how the had the ability to cause very much damage on thier enemies and even though surrounded these troops, they still won the Battle of Trenton.
#1:) It was important for General Washington to take a risk crossing the river because, if he wouldn't have, the British probably would have destroyed the Americans. Washington hoped to surprise Howe's army, but Howe's army already found out what they wanted to do, so they planned to stop the loyalists persacution. Unfortunatly, George's first part plan did not work. The crossing symbolized to all Americans that they had the ability to do real damage to their enemies.
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ReplyDeleteThe impact of the river crossing that George Wshington planned was basicaly the outcome of the war. He knew that if he didn't do something to surrender the british that they would of lost. Washington was going to suprise one of the British forts. As he was riding toward the fort where the heshions were celebrating Christmas a British spy came to the fort to deliver a message to the heshions that the americans were planing to attack that very night.When the heshions got the note they decided to put it off for a while and ended up never even reading it!Because of that tiny which turned out to be a huge mistake led by the british the americans eventually surendered the fort. I think that the crossing definatly shows that when we get hit we hit back harder and shows that we don't mess around when we truly have buisness on our hands!
#11- It was very important for General Washington to cross the Deleware river because if he didn't decide to do that, the Americans would've got ambushed by the Hessians anyway. Eventually, the Hessians would've got there. Instead, Washington seeked to surprise the Hessians by sneaking into their camp after crossing the river. A Hessians When they did this the Hessians were startled by the American soldiers that they literally got trampled on by the Americans. The Hessians were so scared they surrendered. George Washington's plan was very successful. This symbolized the American citizen's independence.
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ReplyDeleteI think the river crossing was very important because the rebels needed a victory at that time. Not only that, but that became a sign saying "we can win". General Washington sought to surprise the hessian forces on the other side of the river led by Johan Rall. This is the first surprise attack from the rebels in the war. The hessian commander Rall was mortally wounded during the attack and the rebels took an estimate 900 prisoners during the assault.
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ReplyDeleteWashington went across the Delaware River at because it was part of his plan. Wasington was to surpise the genrel on the side he fights. With the letter for a waring he gave to the genrel the genrel did not read it so Washington's plan was successful. i do not know the answer for the last question. i hope I did good! :)
#22In 1776, New York was sent to Britsh for administration of head courters of the American college and the stronger American loyalist the Britan will make an stand. If you pick up the American papper day you can be hard press, of the news section if you bought your paper here at broadway twohundred and twentyfive years ago, the couple street was in Britsh and most of the using paper been British too. Most people from New york, new more what was happening in London, they were six weeks sailing away. They new about every events in connecticut in the immerincement summer in 1776, the different thirteen disperit colonlies of the independent they also had to prepare for the war. The new Contient of congress the regular of Geroge Washington had to prepare his troop, to protect his state New york.
ReplyDelete#6:General Whashington hoped to surprise Howe's army.The purpose of crossing the Delaware river was to surprise Howe's army and defeat the british. General Washington was very succesful.
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ReplyDeleteWashingtons planed to surpries Howe's army but Howe was not their at the time. General Washington did the crossing of the Delaware on Chrismas eve. The general had a spy that find out the American's were going to try and finish this war by attacking. But he did not read the note that the spy gave him. His plan did not work as planed and got kicked out of every place they went to but at the end of all this the Americans won the war.
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ReplyDeleteIt was important for George’s army to cross the Delaware River because if that didn’t the war would have been over for the Americans especially if Howe would have read the letter the spy gave him. He was seeking to surprise Howe. His plan was successful because they did not expect it. Crossing the bridge symbolized being free and bravery.
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ReplyDeleteIt was sussful to crosse the river. If he diden't they would lose the war. the croosing was a risking thing to do, but washtingtin took the risk to go. Half of the toops die on the way.The america soldier won the king and won the revoloshan
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ReplyDeleteWashington went accross the river to fight the British. If so had the letter ben red by Howe, the British would have killed Washington and his army or the British might had fled from them. He was successful with his plan. He was trying to surprise Howe.
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ReplyDeleteI think it was importent for the americans that they crossed the Delaware because if he had not don that they would have lost the war and the British would have don even worse things that they were already doing. and I think that crossing the Delaware was fames because they were ding and they had made it past the delaware with all the deadly things there were in that river.