Brainstorm: Why were colonists able to win the Revolutionary War? Better Leadership Foreign Aid/Allies Home Court Advantage: Knowledge of the Land Motivation/willpower

Better Leadership British generals were overconfident and made bad decisions like to attack Bunker Hill. Washington learned from his early mistakes and developed a strategy of dragging out the war to wear down the British. He never gave up.

Foreign Aid & Allies “The enemy of your enemy is your friend.” France helped surround Cornwallis and British troops at Yorktown. France, Germany and Spain send money, supplies and troops to America.

Home court Advantage Knowledge of the Land The Americans knew the land better and used the knowledge well. Used snipers. Used land as defense. Had good escape routes. The British could control the coasts but never controlled the interior.

Motivation & Willpower “If there is a will, there is a way!” Americans had more reason to fight: Lives: if caught they would be hung for treason. Families Property Liberty

The Treaty of Paris What was it? The official agreement that ended the Revolutionary War. What did it do? Created six conditions to satisfy England and the United States and prevent further conflict.

Conditions of the Treaty of Paris:

New Boundaries of the USA

The Treaty of Paris How did it work? It was signed by England and the United States. Neither party fully lives up to its terms. Americans don’t pay back their debt, or give property back to loyalists. England did not return runaway slaves or give up military forts in the Great Lakes.

African Americans in the Revolutionary War    

Women in the Revolutionary War    

FRENCH REVOLUTION What effect did the American Revolution have on France? How did the French Revolution create problems for the USA? Compare and contrast the French Revolution with the American Revolution. In your opinion, should the USA have helped the French Revolutionaries even though were we in debt?