1. UNIT 2.4
LEGACY OF
THE WAR
MR LANGHORST

2. List and explain 4 major reasons why the colonists defeated the British in the Revolutionary War?

3. 1. Better leadership
Colonial leaders made better adjustments and were not cocky

4. 2. Foreign aid to help the colonies
France and Spain helped the colonies

5. 3. Knowledge of the land
British could control the coasts but not the inland

6. 4. Colonial motivation
Colonists were fighting for their families and property

7. The British left for good in November of 1783

8. 44. How many years did the Revolutionary War take to fight?

9. The Revolutionary War lasts roughly 8 years (1775 to 1783)
Second longest war in U.S. history – Vietnam was the longest

10. 44. How many Patriots were killed
44. How many Patriots were killed? How many British soldiers were killed?

11. Patriots lost about 25,700 Americans plus about 1,400 missing
Around 8,200 Americans were wounded

12. The British had about 10,000 soldiers killed

13. 45. How were the Patriots who fought in the war rewarded after the war?

14. Many got very little or no pay
Some were given some land in the West, many sold it for money

15. 46. Describe the financial status of the United States government at the end of the war.

16. Since Congress borrowed money during the war the new United States owed $27 million
(Today that amount would be about $13.3 billion)

17. 47. What happens to the Loyalists in the colonies?

18. An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 Loyalists left during and after the war

19. Many of the Loyalists left and moved to Canada

20. 48. TREATY OF PARIS

21. The TREATY OF PARIS – 1783 was the document which officially ended the Revolutionary War

23. 49. List the 6 conditions of the Treaty of Paris:

24. 1. United States was an independent nation

25. 2. Boundaries for the U.S. would be:
Mississippi River to west
Canada to north
Spanish Florida to south

27. 3. United States could fish off Canada’s Atlantic Coast

28. GRAND BANKS FISHING AREA

29. 4) Each side would have to repay all debts

30. No, many debts were not paid off and land not returned to the Loyalists

31. 5) British would return any enslaved persons they had captured
Many slaves were not returned, however

32. 6) Congress would recommend that states return any property they had taken from Loyalists

33. 50. How did the Treaty of Paris impact the Native Americans?

34. Native Americans were ignored when new boundaries were created
As settlers continued to move west, Native American land was taken from them

35. 51. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

36. The Article of Confederation are our first national government
Gives most power to the states and little power to the national government
It is a disaster……….

37. 52. VIRGINIA STATUE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

38. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom gives people the right to worship religion of their choice…..
But also keeps government separate from religion

39. 53. What is the greatest challenge faced by the new United States?

40. The greatest challenge we face is getting the 13 states to act together as one nation

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