The Path to Victory Seeking Loyalist Support, The British Invaded the South—But ultimately lost the war there

Key Vocabulary and Key People Key Terms: Guerillas Battle of Yorktown Treaty of Paris of 1783 Key People: Francis Marion Comte de Rochambeau

Southern Home Cooking The British Turned to the south to gain support from the loyalists in hopes of winning the war The British also Gained support of the Slaves who wanted their freedom They also wanted easier transportation between the West Indies and the South Great Britain, led by Henry Clinton would capture Georgia, South Carolina, and Charlestown, defeating the 5000 troop southern army

Southern Discomfort Britain turned to Charleston South Carolina where Clinton landed 14000 troops to capture the City The British lost only 250 men while capturing four ships and 5400 prisoners Horatio Gates and Baron de Kalb led a new Southern Army to South Carolina to fight General Lord Cornwallis at Camden Of the 4000 troops that went into Battle only 700 survived Nathaniel Greene would be put in charge of the Army in the south

Magilla Gurrilla The Defeat at Camden also sent Morale to new low Francis Marion would capture British troops transporting American Prisoners and cut off the British Supply Line to Charlestown Marion would use Guerilla Raids to weaken the British Army with surprise attacks and vicious raids

The Beginning of the End General Cornwallis set up his military base in Virginia at Chesapeake Bay after being chased out of South Carolina by Greene Washington had the French Navy Blockade Chesapeake Bay to prevent supplies from reaching Yorktown And Lafayette Trap the British by land Unable to escape, Washington would send troops from the north to Trap Cornwallis on the Peninsula With the help of French General Jean Rochambeau, Washington's Plan Worked

The End of the Beginning of the End As British supply ships tried to reach the colonies they were held off by 16000 French and Coloniel troops The British would be bombarded by French and American Troops at the Battle of Yorktown and would surrender on October 19th 1781 After the British Loss Lord North and his Generals would resign and the New Leaders would write a Peace treaty to end the war

Trick or Treaty The United States gained their Independence The Boundaries of the US would be Expanded The US would get fishing rights in Canada’s Atlantic Coast Each side would repay each other’s war Debt Slaves would be returned to slave owners Loyalist Property would be would be returned to its owners

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