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The Rest of the Rev War. The Campaigns of 1777 The British move towards Philadelphia Battle of Brandywine 9/11/1777 Philadelphia occupied by British 9/26/1777.

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1 The Rest of the Rev War

2 The Campaigns of 1777 The British move towards Philadelphia Battle of Brandywine 9/11/1777 Philadelphia occupied by British 9/26/1777 Battle of Germantown 10/4/77

3 Turning Point – Saratoga Burgoyne surrenders to Gates 10/17/1777 French Alliance

4 K W L Yeah Baby! Know – what do you know about Valley Forge? What do you want, need, hafta learn about Valley Forge? What have you learnt about VF?

5 12/19/1777 Am troops enter Valley Forge Difficult conditions Winter Quarters at Valley Forge

6 Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Stuebe aka Baron von Steuben They entered a mob, they left as an army! French Alliance announced Winter Quarters at Valley Forge

7 After Valley Forge Battle at Monmouth, 6/28/1778 Lee is fired Molly Pitcher

8 Winter Quarters at Valley Forge Baron von Steuben

9 The War Moves South Cornwallis captures Charles Town, SC, with 5500 Am soldiers, Gates retreats Greene to take command In NC, several battles stall the British, Cornwallis retreats to Yorktown

10 Yorktown, Set-up GW moves his northern army towards Yorktown coordinating with the French. A French Navy group from the Caribbean arrived to blockade Yorktown. 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French and 6,000 British

11 Yorktown October 9, 1781 the Siege Begins Cornwallis waited for reinforcements but they never came Oct 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrenders

12 The War Ends The Treaty of Paris is signed Sep. 3, 1783 Word reaches America October, 1783 Treaty Points 1.GB recognizes American Independence 2.Boundaries set 3.Americans got fishing rights off of Newfoundland 4.Americans would pay back debts owed to British creditors

13 New Boundaries of US of A Ceded by Great Britain in the Treaty of Paris 1783 Claimed by Spain Disputed Territory

14 George Washington November 2, 1783 GW says farewell to his Army Dec 23, 1783 GW resigns his commission to Congress in Annapolis King George asked Jefferson, " What will your General Washington do, now that he as won?". Jefferson replied, " Well, he will go back to his farm." to which the king quipped, "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in history." Dec. 24, 1783 GW walks in his front door as a private citizen and husband of Martha after being gone since April 1775

15 ? ? What happens next?


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