Activity

ActivityGrab a Contrast Sheet

Contrast the Patriots v British in regards to MilitaryUse the Textbook

The Early Years of the Revolution

1774-1777

Continental Congress Tries For Peace Sends Olive Branch Petition

◦ Asks for peace and end to hostilities.

Oh It’s So On!

Rejection of attempt at Peace. What was the name of the

Peace Document?

Hessians arrive in colonies

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Richard Henry Lee "Resolved: That these united Colonies are,

and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."‘ June 7 1776

The Declaration of Independence April 1776 July 2, 1776 July 4, 1776 Aug 2, 1776

Getting Support Loyalists v. Patriots

Why would some remain Loyalists while others would be Patriots?

England v. Colonies◦ Advantages◦ Disadvantages

Critical Thinking

England◦ Strongest Navy in World◦ Large Well Trained Army◦ 8 million in population◦ Lots and lots of wealth

And in this Corner…

Continentals◦ No Navy◦ Lack of Experience◦ Lack of Ammo and Weapons

Advantages?◦ Home Turf◦ George Washington◦ Founding Fathers

The Challenger…

Recruitment Enlistment

◦ White Men◦ Women◦ African Americans

Raising an Army

Divide and Conquer Separate colonial regions from each other

and conquer each separately

England’s Battle Plan

Three Phases of Fighting Campaigns in the North, Middle and

Southern Colonies

Campaign – A series of battles with an end goal in mind

Places cannon and dummy cannon around Boston

Tricks Howe out of Boston

Moves to engage in NY

GW Captures Boston

Campaign For NY

30,000 Troops land in NY

Washington Invades

The Genius of Washington Moral very low

after loss

Had to get morale up

Crosses the Delaware

Attacks Hessians at Trenton

Why Attack Hessians?

Warm UpGrab a Constitution Center Field Trip Permission Form

Prepare for Notes

Victory at Saratoga 1777 – Gen Horatio Gates defeats Gen

Burgoyne

Saves separation from New England Colonies.

Ends Canadian Invasion plans

265 Ship Armada lands in MD 17000 Troops to march on Philadelphia In between Philadelphia and Howe was GW

The Philadelphia Campaign

Howe to meet GW at Battle of Brandywine

1200 American casualties

1900 British casualties

March on the Brandywine

September 1777 – Battle of the Clouds Paoli Massacre Battle of Germantown

All losses for Colonials

More Local Battles

Washington's troops weary, low morale

Cold, Snowy Winter

Transformation occurs

Camped at Valley Forge

Winter At Valley Forge

Hardships Lafayette Freidrich Von

Stueben

Marquis de Lafayette and Baron Von Stueben

Gaining Allies

France◦ Franklin in Paris

Spain

John Adams in England as Emissary

Warm Up

The Revolutionary War

1777-1781

Benedict Arnold Betrays Us

Hero of Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Saratoga

Planned to surrender fort at West Point NY, for 20000 sterling pounds

Became a brigadier general in English army

Battles in the Middle ColoniesWashington defeats them in New Jersey

British invade to capture Philadelphia Capture Philadelphia

Washington waits

Our Allies Aid Us France Sends troops and a Fleet to support

Spain sends arms and ammunition

Vive La France

Troops arrive Gen. Jean

Baptiste de Rochambeau

To the South!

Britain's Plan◦ Invade South◦ Loyalists

Francis Marion◦ Guerrilla Warfare

To the South! Washington and Rochambeau to South De Grasse (French) Stops British Ships Cornwallis Trapped in Yorktown Siege of Yorktown

Plans Change

Washington to NY? Cornwallis in

Yorktown, Trapped by Lafayette

Admiral de Grasse in the Chesapeake

Marching Orders

Split up Rochambeau,

Wayne and Washington to Yorktown

The Siege of Yorktown

Seige of Yorktown

14000 French and American troops

7500 British and Hessian

Aug- Oct 1781 Oct 19 Surrender

Art History – Surrender at Yorktown

The Outcome of the War

To Paris!

Treaty of Paris – 1783

John Jay, Ben Franklin and John Adams

Sept 3 Ratification

The Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Paris for US Independent nation

◦ Territory Withdraw all British Troops from our territory Fishing rights off Canada

Treaty of Paris for Britain Merchants can collect Debt Loyalists property returned

Why We Won Home Field Advantage

◦ Ambush Help from other Nations Spirit of the Patriots

Game Time!

Can You Find It ???!!!?!?!?!?!

Boycott Committee of

Correspondence Propaganda Quartering Loyalist Patriot Olive Branch

Petition Hessian Minuteman Redcoat

Lexington and Concord

Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Saratoga Yorktown Germantown Brandywine Fort Mifflin Paoli

King George IIIGeorge WashingtonBen FranklinJohn and Sam AdamsThomas JeffersonJohn HancockRochambeauFriedrich Von StuebenJohn Paul JonesFrancis Marion

Navigation ActsProclamation of 1763Sugar Act 1764Stamp Act 1765Declaratory Act 1766Townshend Acts 1767Tea Act 1773Boston Massacre – March 5 1770Coercive Acts