Image Gateway: Washington Crossing the Delaware (1776)
Emanuel Leutze’s 1851 depiction of Washington Crossing the Delaware (1776)
Discussion Question
- What was the key to Washington’s successful military strategy during the Revolutionary War? (Consider how to weigh factors such as strategic patience, diplomatic alliances or the American landscape)
Timeline: Revolutionary War
- 1775 Lexington & Concord // Second Continental Congress
- 1776 Paine’s Common Sense // State constitutions
- 1776 Declaration of Independence
- 1776 Washington Crossing Delaware
- 1777 Battle of Saratoga
- 1777-8 Valley Forge
- 1778 French Alliance
- 1780 Battle of Charleston
- 1781 Battle of Yorktown
- 1783 Treaty of Paris
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