0 2 4 Miles
0 2 4 KilometersNorthBridge
Revere captured;Prescot takes over
SouthBridge
MassachusettsBay
BostonHarbor
Bunker HillBreed’s Hill
Charles R.
Mystic
R.
SudburyR.
Lexington
LexingtonGreen
Concord
Cambridge
Menotomy(Arlington)
Brookline
Roxbury
Charlestown
Boston
Medford
Chelsea(Winnisimmet)
Conc
ord
R.
Prescot Revere
Dawes
N
Courier ride
British column
Militia attack
British withdrawal
Indecisive battle
American victory
7-1 Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Breed’s Hill
Newton TrentonDec. 26, 1776
AllentownBordentown
PrincetonJan. 3, 1777
Morristown(Winter Quarters)
Newark
Hackensack
New York
Brooklyn HeightsAug. 22, 1776
Flatbush
Harlem HeightsSept. 16, 1776
White PlainsOct. 28, 1776
Peekskill
NewBrunswick
Fort Lee Fort WashingtonN E W J E R S E Y
N E W Y O R K
L o n g
I s l a n d
StatenIsland
Hu d
s on
R.
Was
hingto
n
Cornw
allis
Sir William Howe
Admiral Lord Howe
Clinton
Delaware R .
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
British advance
American retreat
American advance
Battle with British victory
Battle with American victory
Asupink R.
Raritan R.
Passa
icR.
Kip’s Bay
0 10 Miles5
0 10 Kilometers5
Hac
kens
ackR.
7-2 New York and New Jersey Campaigns, 1776–1777
0 50 Miles25
0 50 Kilometers25Montreal
Three Rivers
Ft. Chambly
Quebec
Point auxTrembles
PointLewis
Ft. St. John
Hubbardton
Manchester
Bennington
Albany
Schenectady
Schoharie
Ft. Hunter
JohnsonHall
Canajoharie
German Flats
Oriskany
OneidaCanaseraga
OnondagaCayugaCanadasaga
CanadaiguaGenesee
Kershong
Unadilla
Oquaga
Honeoye
Conesus
Ft. Niagara
Ft.Erie
Buck Tooth NewtownChemung
Tioga
Wilkes-Barre
EastonNew York
PeekskillNew HavenFt. Montgomery
Ft. Clinton
Kingston
Conewango
Buckaloons
Kittanning
Fort Pitt
Catherine’s Town
Ft. Stanwix
Ft. OswegoFt. Ontario
Ft.Herkimer Cherry Valley
Ft. EdwardsFt. Miller
SkenesboroFt. Anne
Crown Point
Ft. Ticonderoga
Ft. George
Saratoga
Stillwater
BemisHeights
Ticonderogaevacuated,July 5, 1777
Arnold defeatedCarleton onLake Champlain,October 11, 1776
Burgoyne defeated,September 19 andOctober 7, 1777
Montgomery andArnold turned back,December 31, 1775
ValcourIsland
LakeChamplain
St. Francis R.
Rich
elie
uR.
St. L
awre
nce
R.
Conn
ectic
utR.
Hud
son
R.
Mohawk R.
L a k e O n t a r i o
L a k eE r i e
F i n g e r L a k e s
Gene
see
R.
SENECA
CAYUGAONANDAGA
TUSCARORAONEIDA
MOHAW
K
WYOMING VALLEY
Chemung R.
Allegheny R.
Susquehanna R.
LONG ISLAND
Brod
head
Sullivan
Clinton
Clin
ton
Vaug
han
CATS
KILL
MO
UN
TAIN
S
Star
k
St. L
eger
St. Leger
Arnold
Gates
Fraser
Burgoyne
BaumC A N A D A
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW YORK
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW JERSEY
CONNECTICUT
ADIR
ON
DAC
KM
OU
NTA
INS
GREE
NM
OU
NTA
INS
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
American advance
American retreat
British advance
British retreat
American victory
British victory
Indian settlement
Indian trail
7-3 The Battle for New York
Guilford Court HouseMarch 15, 1781
YorktownRichmond
Petersburg
Monticello
CamdenAug. 16, 1780
CharlestonCaptured, May 12, 1780(still held byBritish, 1781)
Savannah(still held by
British, 1781)
CowpensJan. 17, 1781
Augusta
Kings MountainOct. 7, 1780
GEORGIA
SOUTHCAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MARYLAND
PENNSYLVANIA
DELAWARE
NEWJERSEY
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Winnsboro
Cheraw Hill
Wilmington
Georgetown
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
SavannahR.
Roanoke R.
J am
esR.
DanR.
AP
PA
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I AN
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Lake Er ieBritish army assembly area,
Jan. 1781
American army assemblyarea, Jan. 1781
British advance
British outpost, 1781
American clearing operation,late 1781
British victory
American victory
Clint
onwi
thCo
rnwa
llissa
il from
NewYo
rk,Dec.
1779
0 100 Miles50
0 100 Kilometers50
detachment
ChesapeakeBay
SPANISH TERRITORY
7-4 The War of the South, 1779–1781
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
C A R I B B E A N S E A
H u d s o nB a y
G U L FO F
M E X I C OP A C I F I C
O C E A N
Claimed bySpain, Russia,and England
Claimed by U.S.and Spain
Claimed byEnglandand U.S.
Claimed byEnglandand U.S.
Lake of the Woods
UN
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XI
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UNITED
STATES
SOUTH
AMERICA
CENTRAL AMERICA
CUBA HISPANIOLA
HAITI(France)
BRITISHHONDURAS
FLORIDA
NOVASCOTIA
NEWFOUNDLAND
Ft. Michilimackinac
Detroit
Ft. Miami
Ft. Niagara Oswego
Oswegatchie
Boston
New York
Yorktown
Charleston
Savannah
Pte-au-Fer
Mississippi R.
St. L
awre
nce R.
0
0 500 Kilometers250
500 Miles250
England
Spain
Russia
United States
British held forts
7-5 The Treaty of Paris
Years
Wei
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f 15
Co
mm
odi
ties
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
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7-1 Inflation at Philadelphia, 1770–1790
Do
llars
Req
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urre
ncy
Date
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
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17781777
7-2 Depreciation of Continental Currency, January 1770–April 1781
Mississippi R.
La
ke
Mi c
hi g
an
L a k eH
u r o n
L a k eE r i e
L a k e O n t a r i o
AP
PA
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Sites of Revolutionary and earlyU.S. battles involving Indians
Wea and Kickapootowns 1789, 1791
St. Clair’s Defeat 1791
Harmar’sDefeat 1782
Crawford’s DefeatSandusky 1782
Coshocton 1781Ft. Henry 1777, 1782
Ft. Coon 1777
Ft. Blair 1775, 1778
Ft. Donnally 1778
Van Bibber’s Fort 1777
Blue Licks 1782Ruddle’s Station 1780Martin’s Station 1780
Eaton’s Station 1776
Ft. Watauga 1776
Ft. White 1788
Boonesborough 1777, 1778
St. Asaph 1777
Boyd’s Creek 1780 King’s Mt. 1780Chota 1780
Hiwassee 1788
Harrodsburg 1777
Rice’s Fort 1782
Gnadenhütten1782
Delaware1778
Hannastown 1782
Seneca and Delawarevillages 1779
Newtown 1779
Forty Fort 1778
Johnstown 1780, 1781
Jerseyfield 1781
Caughnawaga 1780
Cobleskill 1778Unadilla 1778
Cherry Valley 1778
Ft. Stanwix1777
Ft. St. Joseph 1781
Petit Fort 1780
Piqua 1780
SHAWNEETOWNS 1786
Chillocithe 1779, 1782
Lochry’s Defeat 1781
Vincennes 1777–1779
Cahokia 1778
Sauk-Fox village1780
Kaskaskia 1778
L a k e S u p e r i o r
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
G U L F O F M E X I C O
Fort Miami
Detroit
PittsburghFt. McIntosh
Ft. Hamar
Ft. Washington
Ft. Finney
Falls ofthe Ohio
Nashville Tellico Blockhouse
Hopewell
Tioga
Albany
WYO
MIN
GVA
LLEY
Brod
head
’sAd
vanc
e
CHICKAMAUGATOWNS 1779–1782
SETTLEMENTS1787, 1792
WATAUGA SETTLEMENTS1792CUMBERLAND
CHEROKEE TOWNS1776, 1788, 1793
IROQUOISTOWNS
1779
Ohio R.
0 200 Miles100
0 200 Kilometers100
7-6 Sites of Revolutionary War Battles Involving Indians
0 100 200 300 Miles
0 100 200 300 Kilometers
GULF OF MEXICO
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
GEORGIACESSION
(1802)
GEORGIA
SOUTHCAROLINA
NORTHCAROLINA
KENTUCKY
DISTRICT (Virginia)
NORTHWEST TERRITORY
VIRGINIAMARYLAND
DELAWARE
NEW JERSEY
CONNECTICUT
RHODE ISLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONT(1777–) MAINE
DISTRICT(Massachusetts)
PENNSYLVANIA
NEWYORK
NORTH CAROLINA
CESSION (1790)FRANKLIN(1784-1787)
CES
SION
(178
2)
NEW
YORK
VIRGINIA
CESSION (1784)
MASSACHUSETTSCESSION (1785)
CONNECTICUTCESSION (1786)
WYOMING
Pittsburgh
L a k e S u p e r i o r
La
ke
Mi c
hi g
an
L a k e
Hu r o
n
L a k eE r i e
Lake Onta r i o
Overlapping boundarieswere the subject of dispute
Ceded by New York, 1782
Ceded by Virginia, 1784
Kentucky (ceded byVirginia, 1792)
7-7 Western Land Cessions
Articles of Virginia New JerseyConfederation Plan Plan Constitution
Executive None Chosen by Congress Plural; chosen by President chosen byCongress electoral college
Congress One house; one Two houses One house Two housesvote per state
Judiciary None Yes Yes Yes
Federalism Limited; each state Yes; Congress can Yes; acts of Congress the Yes; Constitution the retains full sovereignty veto state laws “supreme law of the states” “supreme law of the land”;
states guaranteed arepublican form ofgovernment; SupremeCourt to adjudicatedisputes between states
Powers of Congress Conduct diplomacy and All powers of Articles of All powers of Articles of Numerous powers, such aswage war; cannot levy Confederation, plus power Confederation, plus power levy taxes, declare war,taxes or raise army to make laws for nation to regulate commerce and raise army, regulate com-
make states pay taxes merce, and “make all lawswhich shall be necessaryand proper” for carryingout those powers
Key Provisions of the Articles of Confederation, the Virginia Plan,the New Jersey Plan, and the Constitution
TABLE 7-1
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