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The Revolutionary WarThe Revolutionary War
Continental Continental ArmyArmy
• General George General George WashingtonWashington
• Goal: protect by retreat Goal: protect by retreat and counterattack when and counterattack when they had the advantagethey had the advantage
• StrengthsStrengths- manpower?- manpower?- fighting on own soil- fighting on own soil- guerilla warfare- guerilla warfare- resourceful leaders- resourceful leaders- fighting for home - fighting for home
and and family family
Continental Continental ArmyArmy
• ChallengesChallenges- raising and organizing - raising and organizing armyarmy- supplies and - supplies and equipmentequipment- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$- needed foreign - needed foreign supportsupport- dealing with state - dealing with state govt.govt.- real center of authority- real center of authority
BritishBritish Army Army
• The RegularsThe Regulars• Led by Gen. William Led by Gen. William
Howe Howe • Strategy: confront and Strategy: confront and
defeat Continental defeat Continental Army and isolate Army and isolate radical Patriots of New radical Patriots of New EnglandEngland
• AdvantagesAdvantages- superior military- superior military- financial- financial- most powerful - most powerful
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George WashingtonGeorge Washington• Held army and Held army and
country togethercountry together• Lacked military geniusLacked military genius• Gained respect of Gained respect of
most of patriotsmost of patriots• Faced mutiny from Faced mutiny from
troopstroops• Faced removal from Faced removal from
CongressCongress
Battle of Bunker HillBattle of Bunker Hill
Bunker HillBunker Hill• Breed’s Hill June 17,1775Breed’s Hill June 17,1775• Place: Charlestown Peninsula on north Place: Charlestown Peninsula on north
side of Boston Harborside of Boston Harbor• Combatants: British troops of the Boston Combatants: British troops of the Boston
garrison against troops of the Continental garrison against troops of the Continental ArmyArmy
• Generals: Major General Howe against Generals: Major General Howe against General Artemas Ward and General Israel General Artemas Ward and General Israel PutnamPutnam
• Size of the armies: 2,400 British troops Size of the armies: 2,400 British troops against 1,500 Americans.against 1,500 Americans.
Bunker Bunker HillHill
Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their
eyes!
The death of the American General Warren at the The death of the American General Warren at the climax of the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbullclimax of the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull
Battle ResultsBattle Results• Americans retreatedAmericans retreated
- 450 killed or - 450 killed or woundedwounded
• British victory?British victory?- 1,150 killed or - 1,150 killed or
wounded (1/2) wounded (1/2) • First major battle of the First major battle of the
Revolutionary WarRevolutionary War
First Phase First Phase • Patriots surrounded Boston- British left
in March 1776• British didn’t gain huge loyalist support
in South• Patriots lost Canada
- siege of Canada failed - Montgomery and Benedict Arnold
Death of General Death of General Wolf at the Battle Wolf at the Battle
of Quebecof Quebec
The Declaration of The Declaration of IndependenceIndependence
The CommitteeThomas Jefferson
John AdamsBenjamin FranklinRobert Livingston
Roger Sherman
Drafting the DeclarationDrafting the Declaration
• Three StagesThree Stages
1. Written by Jefferson1. Written by Jefferson
2. Changes made by 2. Changes made by Franklin and AdamsFranklin and Adams
3. Changes made by 3. Changes made by CongressCongress
The The Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence
Second Phase 1776-1778
• Conventional war- British in position to win
but fouled it up• British drove Americans from
NY into Pennsylvania• Dec. 26, 1776 Washington
defeated Hessians at Trenton
Great Britain's MistakesGreat Britain's Mistakes
• Planned to cut US in 2Planned to cut US in 2
• Burgoyne pursued and Howe Burgoyne pursued and Howe changed planchanged plan
• Howe took PhiladelphiaHowe took Philadelphia
• Burgoyne suffered several defeats Burgoyne suffered several defeats
The Battle of SaratogaThe Battle of SaratogaOctober 7, 1777October 7, 1777
Turning Point of the WarTurning Point of the War
British General John Burgoyne British General John Burgoyne surrendered to American General surrendered to American General
Horatio Gates at Saratoga, New YorkHoratio Gates at Saratoga, New YorkFrance decided to help
the American
s
Winter 1777-Winter 1777-17781778
Valley Forge, PennsylvaniaValley Forge, Pennsylvania
Location was close enough to apply Location was close enough to apply pressure, but far enough away to avoid pressure, but far enough away to avoid a sneak attacka sneak attack2,000 huts built, miles of trenches dug2,000 huts built, miles of trenches dugFortifications builtFortifications built
2,000 soldiers die2,000 soldiers die2/3 from disease: 2/3 from disease: influenza, smallpox influenza, smallpox typhus, typhoid, and typhus, typhoid, and dysenterydysentery
Baron Friedrich von Steuben Baron Friedrich von Steuben trained the troopstrained the troops
Final Phase
• Characterized by guerilla warfare• British looked for loyalist aid
- found more Patriots than thought- Lost loyalist sympathy due to
slavery• Stalemate in the North • Battles in West won by Patriot, George
Rogers Clark• British won some in South, but hounded
by guerillas
YorktownYorktown
• Washington & French v. CornwallisWashington & French v. Cornwallis• Washington joined with Lafayette in march by land Washington joined with Lafayette in march by land
• French circled by seaFrench circled by sea• October 17, 1781 Cornwallis surrounded – surrenderedOctober 17, 1781 Cornwallis surrounded – surrendered• Final battle of the Revolutionary WarFinal battle of the Revolutionary War• Treaty of Paris signed September 3, 1783Treaty of Paris signed September 3, 1783
Treaty of Paris 1783Treaty of Paris 1783• Unconditional Unconditional
recognition of recognition of independence!independence!
• Land gained Land gained
- S. boundary of - S. boundary of Canada to N. Canada to N. boundary of boundary of FloridaFlorida
- Atlantic to - Atlantic to Mississippi Mississippi River River