The phrase "<em>war moves to the middle states</em>" talks about the America revolution war in the mid-1776 when fighting moved from New England to the middle states.
<h3>What was the America revolution war?</h3>
The war referred to the joint insurrection by the 13 American colonies who won a political independence to form the United States of America, its followed more than decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and segment of American colonies which was caused by British attempts to assert more control over colonial affairs.
Concerning the phrase "<em>war moves to the middle states</em>", the British officer decided to move from New England colony to the middle states. because they had more troops, more supplies and a navy. However, in this Battle of Long Island, the Continental Army suffered a great defeat and retreated.
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