1. Today’s Standard SSUSH 4
c. Analyze George Washington as a military leader; Battle of Yorktown, Lord Cornwallis; Treaty of Paris (1783)

2. Question of the Day
The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" illustrates the principle of
A) federalism.
B) judicial review.
C) equality before the law.
D) natural rights

3. The Conclusion of the American Revolution
French Assistance &
the Battle of Yorktown

4. The Patriots

5. The British

6. Choosing Sides The dilemma: Stay loyal to British, or fight?
Loyalists – for Britain
Patriots – for Independence
Many loyalists would become patriots as the war progressed

7. The Continental Army Home court advantage
Excellent leadership (George Washington)
Inspiring cause for war
Untrained
Short of food and ammo
No central government to assist them during the war

8. The Army of Great Britain
Strong, well trained
Strong government
Support of Native Americans
Large distance separating them from Britain
Unfamiliar with terrain
Weak leadership

9. The Battle of Trenton 1) Hessians – Germans hired by the British
2) The Battle of Long Island (NY)– major loss for the Americans
The Continental Army was on the brink of collapse
Washington needed victory
3) Trenton, New Jersey
4) Christmas Eve 1776 – Washington secretly crosses the Delaware River
Surprises the Hessians and the Americans win a major battle.

10. The Crossing of the Delaware

11. 5) The Battle of Saratoga
6) General Johnny Burgoyne and his 8,000 man army
Planning to meet another general and join forces
Travelling through unknown wilderness territory
7) The Continentals surround Burgoyne in Saratoga, NY on October 17, 1777
Another huge victory; psychologically and militarily for the Americans
But…

12. The Continental Army Continues to Struggle
1) Saratoga; an important victory
The war gets the attention of France
They want to help the colonies
George Washington and his men greatly needed supplies
2) They set up camp at Valley Forge – wooded hillside near Philadelphia
3) The winter was harsh and brutal but the men gained comradery there.
But help is on the way…
4) Marquis de Lafayette; French; joins Washington’s forces

13. The Winter at Valley Forge

14. Prayer at Valley Forge

15. Marquis de Lafayette

16. British Success In The South
British has much success in the Southern colonies
1) End of 1778 – Savannah is taken
1779 – Georgia is under British control
2) Lord Charles Cornwallis
Successful General until…
3) Battle of Cowpens – South Carolina – another major Continental victory

17. General Charles Cornwallis

18. The Battle of Yorktown Cornwallis’ huge mistake
He needs supplies to he goes northward to a peninsula in Virginia to wait for British ships
1) Yorktown – a camp a few miles from Jamestown, VA
Continental and French forces surround and barrage his army
2) October 17, 1781 – Cornwallis surrenders
3) The Treaty of Paris, 1783
The United States of America

19. The Patriots Win!

20. Cornwallis’ Surrender

21. The Battle of Yorktown