The War Begins. Loyalists vs. The Rebels?… Or, Indifferent/ Neutral?

The War Begins

Loyalists vs.The Rebels?

…Or,

Indifferent/ Neutral?

British strategy of “divide and conquer”

Think of Franklin’s “Join, or die”

See Cornwallis’ campaign

Divide and Conquer

Washington evades capture – flees NY

The Battle of Saratoga-Howe capturesPhiladelphia BUT, Burgoyne Captured by Arnold and Gates

France recognizesThe UnitedStates of America

The entire RevolutionaryCampaign Red= AmericanForcesBlue = BritishGreen=French

Washington’s March

to Yorktown

Cornwallis’ “peninsula” mistake

Cornwallis trapped at Yorktown

French forces lead by Rochambeau and Lafayette on land trapped the British. French Admiral De Grasse first defeated the British naval forces then, blockaded the British, awaiting Washington’s arrival.

Note the German commander – Von Steuben

Where is Cornwallis? Washington?

“Treaty of Paris” 1783 – L to R – John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The British commissioners

refused to pose, and the picture was never finished.

Britain loses the 13 colonies & lands West of the

Appalachians France gains nothing Spain gains

Florida from Britain and keeps

the Louisiana Territory

Short Answer Essay:

1. What advantages did BOTH the Americans and the British have in the American Revolution? And, in the end, why do you believe the Americans won?

2. Why did the British believe that they had the right to tax and to legislate over the American Colonists? Consequently, why did the American Colonists believe they had the right to challenge and eventually refuse both the taxes and legislation from Britain?