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Day 23: America Secedes from the Empire

Day 23: America Secedes from the Empire. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 4, 2011 A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green. America Secedes from the Empire. Students will evaluate the role of foreign support during the events of the Revolutionary War by describing the impact of foreign aid.

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Day 23: America Secedes from the Empire

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  1. Day 23: America Secedes from the Empire Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 4, 2011 A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

  2. America Secedes from the Empire Students will evaluate the role of foreign support during the events of the Revolutionary War by describing the impact of foreign aid. Warm-up: “Knavery seems to be so much the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they become aliens to this Kingdom.” George III

  3. The Colonial War becomes a Wider War Spain/Holland entered against Britain in 1779 Rest of Europe-Armed Neutrality Britain had to revisit strategy of blockading colonial coast with French involvement June 1778-Battle of Monmouth 1778-1779-Georgia overrun 1780-Charleston fell Summer 1780-French army arrives in Newport, RI commanded by Comte de Rochambeau 1780-Benedict Arnold Late 1780/early 1781-American victory at King’s Mtn

  4. The Land Frontier and the Sea Frontier West on fire for much of the war Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)-Indians ceded most of their land in PA and NY Privateers impacted the war-insurance premiums skyrocketed

  5. Yorktown and the Final Curtain High inflation in 1780-1781 2.5 cents on the dollar for bonds Washington and Rochambeau’s French army marched to Yorktown Admiral de Grasse blockaded Chesapeake Bay October 19, 1781

  6. Peace at Paris France wanted a quasi-independent U.S. Why? John Jay negotiated in London, breaking the rules Treaty of Paris Britain recognized independence of U.S. Mississippi to Great Lakes to Spanish Florida

  7. Independent Work Locate on the outline map the 13 original states. List the states carved out of the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains acquired in the Treaty of Paris Locate the states listed above on the map List 3 potential areas of conflict

  8. Homework Revolutionary War Chart Read Chapter 9 Prepare for 5 question quiz on Wednesday

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