REVOLUTIONARY WAR

REVOLUTIONARY WAR1. Early Defeats

a. British Early – British capture all of the major colonial cities – New York, Boston, Philadelphia,

Charleston

 b. Washington’s Retreat – Washington’s army began the retreat after the defeat of New York

 c. British Early Strategy – To cut the head off of the snake, divide the New England colonies (troublemakers) from the others

REVOLUTIONARY WAR2. Patriot Victories

a. Not many – just enough to keep the hope alive b. Dec 1776 – Trenton; British are upset at the tactics of the Rebels c. Jan 1777 – Princeton; again not playing by the rules

REVOLUTIONARY WAR1. Turning Point of the War

a. The Battle of Saratoga – Large British force is defeated at Saratoga in Oct 1777; gave France and the rest of Europe reason to support the war in America

REVOLUTIONARY WAR 4. Valley Forge

a. Campsite – Washington’s army spent the winter of ‘77-’78

 b. British forces occupied nearby cities

 c. Starvation – many of the American soldiers died of cold and starvation

 d. Congress – struggled to gain supplies for the forces; lack of gov’t

REVOLUTIONARY WAR5. Civilian life

a. Inflation – prices soared in the colonies and shortages occurred b. Women – took over the main jobs of men who were at war

REVOLUTIONARY WAR6. Foreign Help

a. France – Marquis de Lafayette led a volunteer army from

France 

b. Prussia – Friedrich von Steuben trained patriot soldiers

c. Casmir Pulaski – led and trained American soldiers

REVOLUTIONARY WAR7. Southern Campaign

a. Southern Strategy – the British tried to divide the southern colonies b. Charleston – Captured by Cornwallis 

c. Kings Mountain – Won by the Patriots; kept the British out of North Carolina d. Cowpens – Patriot victory

REVOLUTIONARY WAR8. War’s End

a. Battle of Guilford Courthouse – costly British victory, signaled the retreat of Cornwallis b. Yorktown – Cornwallis is surrounded by America and its allies c. French – French navy controls the coast line and won’t allow Cornwallis to escape by sea d. Washington – drives hard from the northwest e. Green – driving up out of the southwest

REVOLUTIONARY WAR9. Treaty of Paris

a. Treaty of Paris, 1783 – recognized US independence

b. set boundaries between Canada and the US, set boundaries to the Mississippi

c. Will not resolve issues that will re-surface; boundaries, impressment

REVOLUTIONARY WAR10. Symbol to the world

a. Liberty, Freedom, Equality, Opportunity b. Belief in a greater cause c. Set a precedent for the American future