Winning the War in the South
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Winning the War in
the South
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Explain why the British decided to start
fighting in the south.
Discuss how the British were defeated at Yorktown
List the Terms of the Treaty of Paris
Describe why Americas won the War.
Section Objectives
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Sir Henry Clinton Nathaniel Greene Daniel Morgan Battle of Cowpens Francis Marion Benedict Arnold Comte de Rochambeau Battle of Yorktown Treaty of Paris Guerrilla Siege ratify
Key Terms and People
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The south was home to many British Loyalist. Sir Henry Clinton thought if the British
marched through the south loyalist would join. His plan seem to be working. Clinton took
Savannah, GA and Charleston and Camden in SC.
Why the South
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In the Carolina backcountry Patriots and Loyalist launched violent raids against
one another.British Troops and Loyalist became increasingly cruel
causing moderates to side with the Patriots.
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Nathanael Greene & Daniel
Morgan
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Gen. Greene’s military skills were considered
2nd only to Gen. Washington. In 1780, Greene became the Commander of
the Continental Army in the South. His knowledge of the geography enabled him to
force the British to fight him on grounds that were beneficial to his troops.
He had British Gen. Cornwallis chasing his army and wearing them out.
Greene and Morgan Help turn the Tide
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Gen. Morgan, in 1781, scored a major victory
at the Battle of Cowpens in SC. He used clever tactics to defeat the British.
Morgan divided his troops into a front and rear lines.
He order the Front line to fire only two volleys and retreat
When the British would advance they would walk right into the line of fire of the second line.
Greene & Morgan Continued
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Francis Marion aka “The Swamp Fox”His soldiers would use guerrilla, or hit and run tactics, to harass the British. They would attack quickly and disappear just as quick.
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General Charles CornwallisGen. Cornwallis changes his plan. He will attack VA
instead of the Carolinas.
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Cornwallis abandons his plan to take the
Carolinas and moves his troops to Virginia. He figures if you take Virginia you can cut off
the supply routes to the south. Cornwallis figures that since Benedict Arnold
was able to capture the Capital Richmond, that Virginia was ripe for the picking.
Why the Change?
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Benedict Arnold the TraitorThe one time American commander had defected to the
British during the Revolutionary War.
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While commander of West Point, Arnold
plotted to secretly turn the Fort over to the British.
Arnold was an ambitious man who felt unappreciated.
Arnold felt he was not given enough credit for his victories, and felt he should be compen$ated.
His raids on Connecticut and Virginia enraged Patriots. George Washington ordered he be hanged, but he was never caught.
Benedict Arnold
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Battle of Yorktown
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Cornwallis was hoping for success and found it at
first in Charlottesville, VA. His raids forced the VA Legislature and Thomas Jefferson to flee.
American Troops under Lafayette, with insufficient troops, help to slow Cornwallis advances.
Then Cornwallis makes a major mistake. Ignoring orders to march part of his army to NY he
retreated to Yorktown peninsula. He felt confident that British ships would supply him
there.
Breaking down Yorktown
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Washington sees an opportunity to trap
Cornwallis. He marched his army south from NY to help
the French soldiers under Comte de Rochambeau.
The combined armies rushed to join Lafayette in VA.
Meanwhile, a French Fleet headed to Chesapeake Bay and closed the trap.
Cornwallis was cut off form supplies.
Breakdown Continued
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By the end of September American and
French troops laid siege on Cornwallis’ Army. Cornwallis held out for several weeks, but the
casualties were mounting. On October 19th 1781, Gen. Cornwallis
surrendered his army.
Surrender!
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Treaty of Paris
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In 1782, Congress sent Benjamin Franklin,
John Adams, and John Jay to Paris to work out a treaty. The treaty recognized the US as an independent
nation. It extended east to west from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Mississippi river, and north and south from the Great lakes to the Spanish Florida border.
Americans agreed to pay Loyalist for property they had lost yet most claims were ignored.
Terms of the Treaty
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Geography- the British had to fight on very
distant lands and over a vast region
Foreign Aid- Primarily the Spanish in the southwest and the French.
Patriotism-the patriotic spirit and fighting skills of the Americans also played pivotal to the victory.
Why the Americans Won