1. The American Revolution Section 4
Chapter 4
U.S. History
Mr. Kissam

2. Independence! The Big Idea The war spread to the southern colonies,
where the British were finally defeated.
Main Ideas
Patriot forces faced many problems in the war in the South.
The American Patriots finally defeated the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
The British and the Americans officially ended the war by signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783.

3. War in the South
War was not going well for British in North, so they set their sights on South.

4. War in the South
The British hoped to find support from a large Loyalist population in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia

5. War in the South
The British planned to free slaves and enlist them as British soldiers.

6. Brutal Fighting
Patriots fought the Loyalists in direct combat in South.

7. Brutal Fighting
Georgia fell to British in 1778; Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780.

8. Battle of Camden
Americans attacked British in August 1780, but failed to drive them out of South Carolina and suffered many casualties.

9. Brutal Fighting
In 1780, British Gen. Charles Cornwallis faced American Gen. Horatio Gates at the “The Battle of Camden” in South Carolina

11. Brutal Fighting
The Battle of Camden was a huge defeat for the Patriots. The British Army was unopposed in the South.

12. Brutal Fighting
Francis Marion, nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was more successful using guerrilla warfare against British.

14. Path to Victory
Nathaniel Greene assumed command of all remnant Patriot forces.
He would avoid pitch battles with the British and only attack British forts, that protected the British supply lines.

15. Battle of Yorktown
General Charles Cornwallis moved British forces to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 to stay in connection with the British fleet.

16. Battle of Yorktown
Washington’s Continental Army and French troops under Comte de Rochambeau surrounded the British.

17. Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781, after weeks of fighting. Patriots took 8,000 prisoners–the largest British army in America.

18. Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered the 2nd largest British Army in North America.
When the British surrendered their weapons, they played the song “World Turn Upside Down.”

19. Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution.

20. The Treaty of Paris
After Yorktown, there were only a few small battles. The British lacked money to pay for a new army, so they entered into peace talks with the Patriots.

21. The Treaty of Paris
The British and the Americans officially ended the war by signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783.

22. The Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris of 1783 The war was declared over
Britain recognized American independence.
Set America’s borders
Accepted America’s right to settle west of the original thirteen colonies.

23. “Treaty of Paris”

24. “Newburgh Conspiracy”
“I have grown gray in your service, and now find myself growing blind.”

25. Farewell to Washington
In December of 1783, Gen. Washington resigned from the army now that the war was over.

26. Inspirations
The French Revolution (1789) and Haitian Revolution (1804) were inspired by the American Revolution.

27. How did the Americans win?
Fought at home and for a life or death cause
Patriots used “guerilla warfare” and ambushes
Help from France & Spain
Britain relied on sea support too much
Britain could seize cities, but could not control them.

28. Questions page
Why did the British decide to switch strategies and focus the war in the South?
How did Washington and the Patriots defeat the British at Yorktown?
How did guerilla colonial fighters help the Continental Army?
What was the Treaty of Paris?
What were the terms of the treaty?