Ch 7 Sec 3 I. Battles in the South

1. Ch 7 Sec 3 I. Battles in the South 1. After 1778--Britain moved the war to the South a. After 3 years of fighting in the North b. British had not gained ground c. British controlled cities, but not countryside

2. Battles in the South 2. British expected slaves to join their side. a. British promised slaves freedom b. Thousands of slaves joined

3. Battles in the South 3. British thought most Southerners were loyalists.

4. Battles in the South 4. Britain had troops stationed in the West Indies- Closer to the South

5. Battles in the South 5. Two major defeats for the Continental Army a. December 1778 British captured Savannah and conquered Georgia b. 1780 British captured Charlestown, SC

6. Battles in the South 6. America got Horatio Gates (general who won at Saratoga) a. forms a new Southern Army b. Gates headed to SC to challenge Lord Cornwallis’ army

7. Battles in the South c. Francis Marion “Swamp Fox” helped Gates by destroying English boats (they had been providing communication between England and Charlestown. Swamp Fox also helped by surprising the British as they were moving American POWs. He was able to get the Americans free!

8. Battles in the South D. Brits and America battled outside Camden Gates and his men fled ANOTHER American loss!

9. Battles in the South E. King’s Mountain 1. New American General: Nathaniel Green (Quaker, very successful at war) 2. Vicious battle 3. American’s 1st big win in the South 4. after 6 years of war, the British government starts thinking American Independence isn’t so bad.

10. II. War Ends F. Cornwallis sets himself up at Yorktown to get supplies easily

11. II. War Ends G. Washington outsmarted Cornwallis 1. French Navy blockaded the bay to prevent supplies & troops from coming in 2. Washington and the French army came from the North to the Peninsula 3. Battle of Yorktown occurs and the British surrender!