1. Revolutionary
War

2. Early Defeats
-Initially, GW kicked the British out of Boston, so they sent 30,000 troops/300 ships to New York
-British capture all major colonial cities
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Charleston
-Washington’s army in retreat and many desert

3. Patriot Victories -a few victories helped keep morale up
-Dec at Trenton
-Hessians – German mercenaries hired by the British
-GW attacked the Hessians on Christmas night, catching them off guard
Jan at Princeton
-GW left campfires burning at Trenton and snuck off to Princeton

4. Standing up in a boat like that? #bold #Gdubs
#itprobablydidntlookanythinglikethis

5. Turning Point -large British force defeated at Saratoga Oct. 1777
– the British expected southern reinforcements that never came
-kept British near the coastline
-helped colonists get French help in the war effort – French see that the Americans have a chance at victory
-Saratoga = turning point of the war

6. Valley Forge -camp site of Washington’s army during winter of 1777-78.
-British forces occupied nearby cities – The British followed war traditions and did not fight during winter
-many soldiers died of cold and starvation
-Congress struggled to gain supplies for the army
-the lack of a central gov’t created difficulties

7. Civilian Life
-inflation – Congress printed paper money for war supplies, lowering the value of $$
-shortage of goods
-women took over the work of men
-some women helped the military effort

8. Foreign Help
-foreign military leaders offered professional training for the army
-Friedrich von Steuben
Prussian officer who trained patriot soldiers at Valley Forge
-Marquis de Lafayette
led a volunteer army from France

9. Southern Campaign
-British strategy changed to splitting the colonies – expected support from Loyalists in the South
-Charleston, S.C.
captured by Cornwallis (British)
-Kings Mtn
Patriot Victory
-Cowpens

10. War’s End -Guilford Courthouse - NC costly British victory
-retreat to Yorktown
-surrounded by French and Americans
-Cornwallis surrenders Oct, 1781

11. Treaty of Paris -Treaty of Paris 1783 -recognized U.S. independence
-set western boundary of the U.S. at the Mississippi River
-some provisions of the treaty will lead to trouble later

12. Symbol to the World -liberty -freedom -equality – sort of -opportunity
-belief in a greater cause
-set a precedent for the American future
-Precedent – an example, or guide