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1 Ch. 6 Section 4 The War is Won!

2 The French Arrive July 1780 French warships appear off New Port, Rhode Island carrying troops Comte de Rochambeau & 5,000 soldiers Washington camped near NYC, watching General Clinton and waiting for second fleet of French ships to attack

3 CHANGE IN PLANS British Gen. Cornwallis camped in Yorktown, bottled up on a peninsula by Lafayette 1781- French Admiral Francois de Grasse heading towards Chesapeake Bay instead of NY Washington & French secretly march troops 200 miles in 15 days from New York to Virginia Washington & Rochambeau, Lafayette, de Grasses meet near Yorktown

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6 The Siege of Yorktown Washington’s plan works perfectly
British General Clinton believes Washington is going to attack in New York 14,000 American & French troops vs. 7,500 Brits and Hessians in Virginia Cornwallis is cornered by troops and French Navy, Clinton helpless

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9 CORNWALLIS DEFEAT October 9th: Pats and French begin bombardment
Brits supplies run low, casualties = surrender Oct. 19, Patriots win Battle of Yorktown

10 Independence Yorktown convinces Brits that war is too costly
B. Franklin, John Jay, John Adams- Delegates in Paris Treaty of Paris (1783)-Brits recognize American Independence Brits promise to withdraw all troops Americans can fish off Canada

11 WHY THE AMERICANS WON? Own land, Brits ship soldiers & supplies
Brits lost sea support (French) Brits occupy cities, not countryside Guerilla warfare= ambush attacks Foreign money, soldiers, ships People’s movement

12 INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Principles of free & equal rights spread Spawns French Revolution in 1789 1791 (Haiti) Saint-Domingo revolution-Louverture: enslaved Africans take up arms, achieve independence

13 Revolution Key Points Pregame- British Heavily favored
Continental Army (Patriots)- close to collapsing multiple times Luck or skill?- Surprise attacks work in Trenton & Yorktown Foreign allies add much needed assistance Patriots have independence, now what do they do with it?

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