History of the United States I / Unit 6 USH1 0759 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Long Island
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The idea
At Long Island on August twenty-seventh, seventeen seventy-six, Howe commanded thirty-two thousand troops against an outnumbered and inexperienced Continental Army, which was routed.
In practice
Howe's September peace conference failing when the Americans demanded independence.
Where people slip
The demand had hardened. Six months after the Declaration there was no longer a settlement available short of it.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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