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General Howe left Boston after Henry Knox brought cannons from Ticonderoga and George Washington deployed them on Dorchester Heights. From that position Howes ships wer sitting ducks in Boston Harbor. Howe also felt that Boston was a very difficult place to defend because of the hiily terain and many estuaries etc. Howe told Washington he would not burn the city if he were allowed to leave the city with his army unharmed. Howe did not know that Washington had no gun powder! Washington allowed Howe to leave Boston. General Howe evacuated Boston and sailed for Nova Scotia in early 1776. There he waited for the return of spring and the proper weather for campaigning (his main objective would be New York) and more importantly reinforcements from England. This link gives a good background on this event: http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2001_winter_spring/howe_1.html
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What did William howe do?
William Howe was a British general during the American revolution. he was the brother of Richard Howe, the admiral during the revolution. general Howe replaced general gage in Boston in 1776. when he was forced out of Boston by Washington's siege guns, he prepared another offensive. in the summer of 1776, he struck hard blows at new york city and Brooklyn, and scattered Washington's army. in 1776, he was tired of the war, so he retired home and was replaced by general Clinton.
British general William Howe decides to give his troops a break for holidays in the winter of 1776-77?
Yes he did, because wars couldn't continue in the winter, and they did not expect a suprise attack in the winter, so it would have been theoretically useless for him to keep his troops there, it also raises morale.
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By giving them Self-government, the power to rule oneself.
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