1. The American Revolution

2. Presentation Overview Colonial Advantages British Advantages Colonial & British Disadvantages Decisive Colonial victories Results of war War Deaths in Perspective

3. British Advantages Professional Army & Navy Hessian (German) assistance (30,000) Loyalist & Native American support Strong central government More ch-ching $$$$

4. Colonial Advantages Desire to be free Popular support Knowledge of land and use of guns French alliance Defensive War strategy Guerilla tactics

5. Disadvantages British Getting supplies to America Mediocre Generals Debt Troops indifferent Colonial Lack of money Poorly trained army

6. Decisive Colonial Victories Battle of Saratoga (Oct. 1777) 6,000 British surrender Gain French and later Spanish & Dutch assistance Battle of Yorktown (Oct. 1781) 7,500 British surrender Lose will to fight

7. Results of War Sense of nationalism Ideas of government strengthened Government to protect property Government a product of those governed Articles of Confederation created

8. Results of War - Treaty of Paris (1783 ) U.S. recognized as independent state Fishing rights off Canada granted to U.S. British troops to leave “with all convenient speed” U.S. to compensate Loyalists Florida - Spain

9. Challenges facing the U.S. Articles of Confederation (1777) Weak central government Inability to collect taxes No military or president Reestablish economy Problems with Spain - use of Mississippi

10. U.S. War Deaths in Thousands

11. U.S. War Deaths WarYearsDeaths Revolutionary1775-178325,000 War of 18121812 - 181520,000 Mexican-American1846-184813,283 Civil War1861-1865625,000 World War I1917 - 1918204,002 World War II1941-1945405,339 Vietnam1964-197358,151 First Gulf War1990-1991299 Afghanistan/Iraq War 2003 - present4000+