Chapter 4, Section 4 Winning the War. European Allies Help In the midst of the frozen winter at...
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Winning the Winning the WarWar
Winning the Winning the WarWar
European Allies HelpEuropean Allies Help
In the midst of the frozen winter at Valley Forge, Friedrich Von Steuben, offered his services to General Washington.
He began training the Continental Army to become an effective fighting force.
In the midst of the frozen winter at Valley Forge, Friedrich Von Steuben, offered his services to General Washington.
He began training the Continental Army to become an effective fighting force.
Volunteered
“to make regular soldiers out of country
bumpkins.”
He taught them to:
•Stand at attention
•Execute field maneuvers
•Fire and reload quickly
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Military leader Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat, also offered his assistance at Valley Forge
He led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war
Military leader Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat, also offered his assistance at Valley Forge
He led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war
He was only 20 years old!
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
British StrategyBritish StrategyBritish StrategyBritish Strategy After Saratoga’s devastating
loss, British shifted their focus to the South.
Gen. Charles Cornwallis (British) Took over Savannah, Georgia. General Henry Clinton
replaced General Howe in NY. 8,500 soldiers led their
greatest victory of the war and captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
He was very successful with the help of slaves who wanted their freedom.
Americans kept attacking British forces marching into North Carolina, cutting communication.
After Saratoga’s devastating loss, British shifted their focus to the South.
Gen. Charles Cornwallis (British) Took over Savannah, Georgia. General Henry Clinton
replaced General Howe in NY. 8,500 soldiers led their
greatest victory of the war and captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
He was very successful with the help of slaves who wanted their freedom.
Americans kept attacking British forces marching into North Carolina, cutting communication.
•British were hoping to rally sympathetic loyalists to their side.
•Reclaim former colonies.
•Then slowly fight their way back up North.
British Losses in 1781
British Losses in 1781
Washington sends Nathanael Greene to harass Cornwallis Cornwallis and Greene meet
up. Americans are outnumbered but force the redcoats to surrender.
Cornwallis lost a ¼ of his troops
Greene asks for help of Lafayette in the South.
After fighting in the Carolinas, Cornwallis moves to Virginia where he had reinforcements.
He moved his men between the James and York rivers and camped at Yorktown, a few miles from Jamestown.
Washington sends Nathanael Greene to harass Cornwallis Cornwallis and Greene meet
up. Americans are outnumbered but force the redcoats to surrender.
Cornwallis lost a ¼ of his troops
Greene asks for help of Lafayette in the South.
After fighting in the Carolinas, Cornwallis moves to Virginia where he had reinforcements.
He moved his men between the James and York rivers and camped at Yorktown, a few miles from Jamestown.
GreeneGreene
British Surrender at YorktownBritish Surrender at YorktownBritish Surrender at YorktownBritish Surrender at Yorktown
Cornwallis made a fateful mistake of leading his army to Yorktown, Virginia.
American & French join forces and attacked. The siege lasted about a
month They blocked any exit
route the British had by sea.
They surrounded them and bombarded them day and night.
On Oct. 17, 1781 Cornwallis surrendered.
Marking the end of the American Revolution.
Cornwallis made a fateful mistake of leading his army to Yorktown, Virginia.
American & French join forces and attacked. The siege lasted about a
month They blocked any exit
route the British had by sea.
They surrounded them and bombarded them day and night.
On Oct. 17, 1781 Cornwallis surrendered.
Marking the end of the American Revolution.
Seeking PeaceSeeking Peace In 1782, peace talks begin in Paris
(U.S., Great Britain, France, and Spain)
John Adams, Ben Franklin, John Jay In Sept. of 1783, delegates signed
the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed U.S. Independence and set the boundaries of the new nation,United States. Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi
River, Canada to Florida Britain made no attempts to protect
the Native Americans that were their allies.
In 1782, peace talks begin in Paris (U.S., Great Britain, France, and Spain)
John Adams, Ben Franklin, John Jay In Sept. of 1783, delegates signed
the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed U.S. Independence and set the boundaries of the new nation,United States. Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi
River, Canada to Florida Britain made no attempts to protect
the Native Americans that were their allies.
1. American wanted Independence
2. Britain wanted to avoid giving America full independence
3. France wanted American Independence but feared they would become a major power Spain wanted land between the Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi River
LibertyLiberty Egalitarianism- a belief in the equality of all people.
A new attitude: the idea that ability, effort, or family defined one’s worth.
Applied only to white males. George Washington freed his slaves. More free blacks. Native Americans endured more settling colonists
because their land was not protected in the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
Egalitarianism- a belief in the equality of all people. A new attitude: the idea that ability, effort, or
family defined one’s worth. Applied only to white males. George Washington freed his slaves. More free blacks. Native Americans endured more settling colonists
because their land was not protected in the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
1.1. How do you build a stable government, a government How do you build a stable government, a government of the people?of the people?
2.2. Who should participate in government?Who should participate in government?
3.3. How should the government answer to the people?How should the government answer to the people?
