1. Ch 7 Sec 4 I. Why Americans Won
A. Better leadership
Foreign aid (France and Spain)
Knew the land
Motivated

2. II. Treaty of Paris 1783 USA is independent
USA boundaries are Mississippi--- Atlantic
Canada Florida (Spain)
C. USA can fish off Canada’s Atlantic coast
D. Each side repays debts & returns POWs
E. Congress must arrange for loyalists property to be returned
*not all these things actually happened

5. III. After the War & Treaty of Paris 1783
Ideas about government start to change
Idea of republicanism: no king
Freedom of religion
Separation of church and state
Slavery issue is looked at critically
1. Vermont outlawed it
2. Pennsylvania freed slaves
F. New government must take shape