1. Chapter 7- Section 5

2. War in the West eGeorge Rogers Clark- Explored/Mapped the Frontier ePlan- Capture small British Forts eFirst target- Kaskaskia Why here- located on the Mississippi/strategic location

3. War in the West eJuly 4, 1778- dWon Kaskaskia eFeb., 1779- dWon Vincennes eIn what ways did geography affect Clark’s plan in the West?

4. War in the South eBritish strategy- Free slaves so they would fight for the British eWhat two major cities did the British capture: Savannah Charleston

5. War in the South eBritish destroyed- Patriot property in the South eBattle of Camden, SC Patriot General= Gates #’s= 1/2 his normal men Patriots got sick from- molasses/cornmeal

6. War in the South ePatriots lost - Southern Army eGuerrilla Warfare- Hit and run tactics eFrancis Marion- Also known as the Swamp Fox

7. Yorktown eBenedict Arnold- One America’s most gifted officers, turned traitor eWhy did he betray America? He felt the Continental Congress treated him poorly and that Britain would reward him eHow did this affect troop morale? It lowered it

8. Yorktown eBritish General= Cornwallis ePatriot leader= De Lafayette eGeorge Washington and Comte de Rochambeau- Marched from NYC to Yorktown

9. Yorktown eCeComte de Grasse- Sailed French Naval fleet into the Chesapeake eBeBattle of Yorktown Lasted - a few weeks Who won - Patriots Oct. 21, 1781- Cornwallis surrenders

10. Treaty of Paris ePatriot Negotiators: - John Adams - Ben Franklin - John Jay - Henry Laurens

11. Treaty of Paris, 1783 eDeclared the U.S. as a country eSet up U.S. borders