1. Revolutionary War © Mark Batik Jesuit College Prep

2. Colonies

3. Continental Congress Reaction to British actions Reaction to British actions Built from Committees of Correspondence Built from Committees of Correspondence Acting with no real authority Acting with no real authority Suffolk Resolves Suffolk Resolves Declaration of American Rights Declaration of American Rights Declaration of American Rights Declaration of American Rights Continental Association Continental Association

4. Lexington and Concord General Gage attempted to enforce the Coercive Acts General Gage attempted to enforce the Coercive Acts Colonists prepared a defense at Lexington Colonists prepared a defense at Lexington British encountered resistance returning to Boston British encountered resistance returning to Boston

5. MAP 6.5 The First Engagements of the Revolution The first military engagements of the American Revolution took place in the spring of 1775 in the countryside surrounding Boston.

6. Bunker Hill—June 17 1775 Took place on Breeds Hill Took place on Breeds Hill Americans took a high position Americans took a high position The British charged, and charged, and charged, and finally The British charged, and charged, and charged, and finally British won with 1,054 casualties British won with 1,054 casualties

7. Second Continental Congress May 1775—create army—Put GW in charge May 1775—create army—Put GW in charge And then argued And then argued December—Prohibitory Act December—Prohibitory Act Prohibit all trade with the colonies Prohibit all trade with the colonies Ships treated as if the enemy Ships treated as if the enemy Could sell the cargo and give proceeds to capturing ship Could sell the cargo and give proceeds to capturing ship

8. Documents Paine—Common Sense Paine—Common Sense Natural rights Natural rights Attack on the monarchy Attack on the monarchy Independence is the answer Independence is the answer We can win this thing We can win this thing Jefferson—Declaration of Independence Jefferson—Declaration of Independence Jefferson—Declaration of Independence Jefferson—Declaration of Independence

9. Saratoga—1777 General “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne General “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne Marching south was cut apart Marching south was cut apart Finally surrendered at Saratoga Finally surrendered at Saratoga Really IMPORTANT: French Alliance Really IMPORTANT: French Alliance

10. French Alliance Franklin “tricked” them into the alliance? Franklin “tricked” them into the alliance? Treaty of amity and commerce Treaty of amity and commerce A treaty of alliance A treaty of alliance Protected the sovereignty of the US Protected the sovereignty of the US Allowed the French some possessions Allowed the French some possessions No separate peace No separate peace Forced the British to divert forces Forced the British to divert forces

11. Spain enters the War The British refused to give up Gibraltar The British refused to give up Gibraltar Spain makes an alliance with the French Spain makes an alliance with the French Didn’t recognize US independence, however Didn’t recognize US independence, however

12. Yorktown Washington starts to move to Virginia Washington starts to move to Virginia Cornwallis was getting crushed in the South Cornwallis was getting crushed in the South Got blocked in in Yorktown Got blocked in in Yorktown Surrenders Surrenders

13. End of the War Treaty of Paris 1783 Treaty of Paris 1783 US Independence US Independence Expanded boundaries Expanded boundaries Florida to Spain Florida to Spain Fishing rights Fishing rights All debts would be paid All debts would be paid All property would be returned All property would be returned

14. MAP 7.5 State Claims to Western Lands The ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781 awaited settlement of the western claims of eight states. Vermont, claimed by New Hampshire and New York, was not made a state until 1791, after disputes were settled the previous year. The territory north of the Ohio River was claimed in whole or in part by Virginia, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. All of them had ceded their claims by 1786, except for Connecticut, which had claimed an area just south of Lake Erie, known as the Western Reserve; Connecticut ceded this land in 1800. The territory south of the Ohio was claimed by Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; in 1802, the latter became the last state to cede its claims.

15. MAP 7.6 North America after the Treaty of Paris, 1783 The map of European and American claims to North America was radically altered by the results of the American Revolution.

16. United States at Peace of Paris

17. Why did the US win? Logistics Logistics Difference between winning a war and holding territory Difference between winning a war and holding territory Citizen soldiers beat hired soldiers Citizen soldiers beat hired soldiers Bad strategicness Bad strategicness Enough people had something to fight for Enough people had something to fight for