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ActivityGrab a Contrast Sheet
Contrast the Patriots v British in regards to MilitaryUse the Textbook
Continental Congress Tries For Peace Sends Olive Branch Petition
◦ Asks for peace and end to hostilities.
Oh It’s So On!
Rejection of attempt at Peace. What was the name of the
Peace Document?
Hessians arrive in colonies
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Richard Henry Lee "Resolved: That these united Colonies are,
and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."‘ June 7 1776
Getting Support Loyalists v. Patriots
Why would some remain Loyalists while others would be Patriots?
England◦ Strongest Navy in World◦ Large Well Trained Army◦ 8 million in population◦ Lots and lots of wealth
And in this Corner…
Continentals◦ No Navy◦ Lack of Experience◦ Lack of Ammo and Weapons
Advantages?◦ Home Turf◦ George Washington◦ Founding Fathers
The Challenger…
Divide and Conquer Separate colonial regions from each other
and conquer each separately
England’s Battle Plan
Three Phases of Fighting Campaigns in the North, Middle and
Southern Colonies
Campaign – A series of battles with an end goal in mind
Places cannon and dummy cannon around Boston
Tricks Howe out of Boston
Moves to engage in NY
GW Captures Boston
The Genius of Washington Moral very low
after loss
Had to get morale up
Crosses the Delaware
Attacks Hessians at Trenton
Why Attack Hessians?
Victory at Saratoga 1777 – Gen Horatio Gates defeats Gen
Burgoyne
Saves separation from New England Colonies.
Ends Canadian Invasion plans
265 Ship Armada lands in MD 17000 Troops to march on Philadelphia In between Philadelphia and Howe was GW
The Philadelphia Campaign
Howe to meet GW at Battle of Brandywine
1200 American casualties
1900 British casualties
March on the Brandywine
September 1777 – Battle of the Clouds Paoli Massacre Battle of Germantown
All losses for Colonials
More Local Battles
Washington's troops weary, low morale
Cold, Snowy Winter
Transformation occurs
Camped at Valley Forge
Benedict Arnold Betrays Us
Hero of Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Saratoga
Planned to surrender fort at West Point NY, for 20000 sterling pounds
Became a brigadier general in English army
Battles in the Middle ColoniesWashington defeats them in New Jersey
British invade to capture Philadelphia Capture Philadelphia
Washington waits
To the South! Washington and Rochambeau to South De Grasse (French) Stops British Ships Cornwallis Trapped in Yorktown Siege of Yorktown
Plans Change
Washington to NY? Cornwallis in
Yorktown, Trapped by Lafayette
Admiral de Grasse in the Chesapeake
Seige of Yorktown
14000 French and American troops
7500 British and Hessian
Aug- Oct 1781 Oct 19 Surrender
Treaty of Paris for US Independent nation
◦ Territory Withdraw all British Troops from our territory Fishing rights off Canada
Can You Find It ???!!!?!?!?!?!
Boycott Committee of
Correspondence Propaganda Quartering Loyalist Patriot Olive Branch
Petition Hessian Minuteman Redcoat
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill Fort Ticonderoga Saratoga Yorktown Germantown Brandywine Fort Mifflin Paoli
King George IIIGeorge WashingtonBen FranklinJohn and Sam AdamsThomas JeffersonJohn HancockRochambeauFriedrich Von StuebenJohn Paul JonesFrancis Marion
Navigation ActsProclamation of 1763Sugar Act 1764Stamp Act 1765Declaratory Act 1766Townshend Acts 1767Tea Act 1773Boston Massacre – March 5 1770Coercive Acts