British Surrender

Kings Mountain• British Patrick Ferguson sent a note to the

men of South Carolina and said he would “lay waste the countryside with fire and sword”

• The Patriots attacked at Kings Mountain, South Carolina

• The Patriots killed or captured the entire force

Francis Marion

• The “Swamp Fox”• Harassed Cornwallis so much that he left the

south and headed to Virginia

Francis Marion

Yorktown

• Cornwallis headed toward Virginia where the British navy could keep him supplied

• Marquis de Lafayette led the Americans • Admiral de Grasse led the French• Washington also arrived• Cornwallis was outnumbered and surrounded

Washington firing the first shot

Admiral de Grasse

Marquis de Lafayette

British Surrender

• Cornwallis asked for surrender on October 19, 1781

Treaty of Paris

• Ended the Revolutionary War• Signed on September 3, 1783• Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams

went to Paris to sign treaty

This is a painting of the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The British delegates refused to pose for the painting. Why do you think they refused?

Results of the War

1. America was now independent2. Population continued to grow3. Changes to traditional ways of life4. Viewed slavery differently5. Changed American religion