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The American Revolution

The American Revolution. Mrs. Lacks: US History. Shot Heard ‘ Round the World…. Lexington & Concord April 18, 1775 1 st Battles of Am Rev. Second Continental Congress, 1775. All colonies represented Reaction to fighting in Massachusetts Agenda: Define relationship with Britain

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The American Revolution

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  1. The American Revolution Mrs. Lacks: US History

  2. Shot Heard ‘Round the World… • Lexington & Concord • April 18, 1775 • 1st Battles of Am Rev

  3. Second Continental Congress, 1775 • All colonies represented • Reaction to fighting in Massachusetts • Agenda: Define relationship with Britain • Sent Olive Branch Petition in hopes of attaining peace/more power from Britain • G. Washington appointed to lead potential colonial forces

  4. Loyalist Strongholds

  5. Washington’s Headaches • Only 1/3 of the colonists were in favor of a war for independence [the other third were Loyalists, and the final third were neutral]. • State/colony loyalties. • Congress couldn’t tax to raise money for the Continental Army. • Poor training

  6. Military Strengths • The Colonists: • Guerilla tactics [fight an insurgent war  you don’t have to win a battle, just wear the British down] • Fighting at home (knew land, had help) • Fighting for a cause • The British: • Break the colonies in half by getting between the No. & the So. • Blockade the ports to prevent the flow of goods and supplies from an ally. • “Divide and Conquer” use the Loyalists.

  7. Phase I: The Northern Campaign (1775 – 1776) • Most important battles: • Lexington & Concord (considered one) • Bunker Hill

  8. Bunker Hill, June 1775 Bloodiest battle of the American Revolution

  9. Declaration of Independence, 1776 • Written by Thomas Jefferson (in 16 days) • Virginian • Had written “A Summary View of the Rights of British America” • Edited by John Adams & Ben Franklin • Approved by Congress on July 4, 1776 (2 days after they voted for independence)

  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg

  11. Phase II: NY & PA, 1777-1778 Two important battles: Trenton & Saratoga

  12. Battle of Trenton, 1776 • GW crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Eve and surprised the British troops at Trenton, NJ • British were supported by Hessian Troops • GW & colonial army win (major victory)

  13. Washington Crossing the Delaware Painted by Emanuel Leutze, 1851

  14. Saratoga, Turning Point • Major win for colonists • Convinced France to join war against the British (Ben Franklin)

  15. Phase III: The Southern Strategy [1780-1781]

  16. Britain’s Southern Strategy • Britain thought that there were more Loyalists in the South. • The British win a number of small victories, but cannot pacify the countryside [similar to U. S. failures in Vietnam!] • Good US General:Nathanial Greene • British General: Charles Cornwallis

  17. Battle of Yorktown, 1781 British under General Cornwallis cornered by American & French land and naval forces Cornwallis forced to surrender

  18. Cornwallis’ Surrender at Yorktown: Painted by John Trumbull, 1797

  19. Treaty of Paris, 1783 The United States of America are free and independent of British control Original US: All land east of the Mississippi River, south of St. Lawrence River & Great Lakes

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