Lexington and Concord What is it?What is it? British are marching toward Concord to raid colonial...

Lexington and ConcordLexington and Concord

• What is it? What is it? • British are British are

marching toward marching toward Concord to raid Concord to raid colonial arsenalcolonial arsenal

• Minutemen Minutemen attack British attack British soldiers on their soldiers on their march back to march back to BostonBoston

• Why is it Why is it significant?significant?

• First shots of the First shots of the war! war!

Battle of Bunker HillBattle of Bunker Hill• What is it?What is it?• British continue British continue

to try to push to try to push up the hill, up the hill, colonists kill colonists kill them until they them until they run out of run out of ammunition ammunition


• Deadliest battleDeadliest battle• Over 1,000 Over 1,000

British killedBritish killed• Shows the Shows the

Americans’ lack Americans’ lack of resources of resources

Washington crosses the Washington crosses the DelawareDelaware

• What is it?What is it?• Surprise attack Surprise attack

on Hessians on Hessians (German (German mercenaries) mercenaries) on Christmas at on Christmas at night, night, Americans win Americans win


• Gave the Gave the Americans a Americans a reason to keep reason to keep fighting; improved fighting; improved morale morale

Marquis de Lafayette and Marquis de Lafayette and French assistance French assistance

• Who is he? Who is he? • French officer French officer

who helps the who helps the Americans fightAmericans fight

• The French The French provide provide Americans with Americans with supplies supplies and and troops troops


• French French assistance helps assistance helps Americans win Americans win the war the war

Battle of SaratogaBattle of Saratoga

• What is it?What is it?• Battle in New Battle in New

YorkYork• American American

strategy: wear strategy: wear down the down the BritishBritish

• Americans Americans force British force British surrendersurrender


• Turning point of Turning point of the warthe war

• decreased British decreased British numbers and numbers and morale morale

Role of Benjamin FranklinRole of Benjamin Franklin

• What is it?What is it?• He goes to He goes to

France and France and asks them for asks them for help help


• The French The French decide to help – decide to help – their assistance their assistance helps the helps the Americans win Americans win the war the war

Valley ForgeValley Forge• What is it?What is it?• Where the Where the

Americans Americans soldiers soldiers “wintered” “wintered”

• Little food, low Little food, low moralemorale


• Baron von Baron von Steuben, a Steuben, a Prussian officer, Prussian officer, comes and trains comes and trains the American the American troops troops

YorktownYorktown

• What is it?What is it?• Final battleFinal battle• Americans and Americans and

French trap the French trap the British because British because of the peninsulaof the peninsula


• Cornwallis Cornwallis surrenders, surrenders, Americans win! Americans win!

Lord CornwallisLord Cornwallis

• Who is it?Who is it?• British British

commander at commander at YorktownYorktown


• He allows his He allows his army to be army to be trapped and trapped and surrenders to the surrenders to the Americans Americans

Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Paris, 17831783

• What is it?What is it?• Treaty officially Treaty officially

ending the ending the American American RevolutionRevolution


• The British The British acknowledge acknowledge American American independence independence and remove all and remove all troops from U.S. troops from U.S.

George Washington George Washington as a Military Leaderas a Military Leader• Inspired the Inspired the

troops, he fought troops, he fought with themwith them

• Made important Made important strategic strategic decisions – decisions – getting help, getting help, surprise attacks, surprise attacks, wearing the wearing the British down British down

Challenges the AmericansChallenges the AmericansFacedFaced

• Unprofessional armyUnprofessional army• Lack of suppliesLack of supplies• Lack of pay Lack of pay • Fewer troops Fewer troops • Fewer officers Fewer officers

American AdvantagesAmerican Advantages

• Familiar with the landFamiliar with the land• Passionate soldiers (fighting for a Passionate soldiers (fighting for a

cause) cause) • Good leadership Good leadership

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