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The American War The American War for Independencefor Independence
Mr. BachAccelerated United States History
Hudson High School
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Colonial Colonial DemographicsDemographics
• Patriots• Loyalists• African-
American Slaves
• Native American Indians
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On the Eve of On the Eve of Revolution?Revolution?
Britain Americans
Advantages ? ?
Disadvantages ? ?
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First Continental First Continental CongressCongress
September – October September – October 17741774• Radicals – Patrick Henry (“Give Me
Liberty . . .”)• Conservatives – Joseph Galloway
(Galloway Plan of Union)• Compromise – John Adams
(Declaration of Rights and Grievances)
• Accomplishments:– Articles of Association– Committees of Observation
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Did the Patriotic Did the Patriotic Cause take the Cause take the
Appropriate Action Appropriate Action towards Loyalists in towards Loyalists in
the Colonies?the Colonies?
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““The Shot Heard The Shot Heard Round the World”Round the World”
• April 19, 1775• Lexington and
Concord
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Battle of Bunker HillBattle of Bunker HillJune 17, 1775June 17, 1775
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Second Continental Second Continental CongressCongress
• Must now manage a war effort– Continental
Army• George
Washington (Commanding General)
– Raise funds• Colonial Scrip
– Foreign Ministry• Need Allies
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The Northern The Northern CampaignCampaign
1775 - 17761775 - 1776
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Fort TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga
• Ethan Allen (Green Mountain Boys)
• Benedict Arnold
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Washington in Washington in CommandCommand
• Organizes Continental Army from rag-tag militia on the heights around Boston
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Henry KnoxHenry Knox
• Brings the cannon from Fort Ticonderoga through the winter snow
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The Northern The Northern Campaign Campaign
1777 - 17781777 - 1778
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Washington Crossing Washington Crossing the Delawarethe Delaware
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SaratogaSaratogaOctober 1777October 1777
• The Turning Point
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Where the Revolution Where the Revolution Almost DiedAlmost Died
• Valley Forge (Winter 1777 - 78)
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Outside HelpOutside Help
• Casimir Pulaski• Thaddeus
Kosciusko• Friedrich Wilhelm
von Steuben• Franco-American
Alliance (1778)– Marquis de
Lafayette– Comte de
Rochembeau
• John Adams and the Netherlands
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The Southern The Southern CampaignCampaign
(1778 – 1781)(1778 – 1781)
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Why the Southern Why the Southern Strategy?Strategy?
• Split the colonies in two• Advice of exiled Loyalists that
there was greater pro-British sentiment in the South
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Great Military Great Military LeadersLeaders
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Betrayal at West Betrayal at West PointPoint
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The Battle of Yorktown The Battle of Yorktown (1781)(1781)
Count de Rochambeau
AdmiralDe Grasse
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The World Turned The World Turned Upside DownUpside Down
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Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris
• Recognizes American independence
• American boundaries
• North: Canada• South: Florida• West: Mississippi• Fishing rights off
Newfoundland
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Why did the Why did the British lose the British lose the
American War for American War for Independence?Independence?