1. History November 29 th 2011

2. Agenda  Read aloud and take notes  Begin study guide  Chapter 7 test on Thursday

3. The Crisis  Howe assumed the war was over  Washington outlined a daring plan to attack Hessian troops who were camped for the winter in Trenton, NJ  Caught troops by surprise and they surrendered

4. In your table groups…  Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine’s pamphlet The Crisis aloud in your group.  Why was it so inspirational?

5. The Tide Begins to Turn  After barley escaping from N.Y., Washington revised his strategy  He decided that the war should be fought defensively  Washington hoped to “tire them out”

6.  Germain revised the British strategy as well  Planned to divide the rebels and take N.Y.’s Hudson River  Wanted to cut off men and supplies from New England

7. Problems…  The route from Canada to Albany was terrible!  Had to build bridges, chop trees, lay out miles of road  The British Army did NOT travel light  Instead of marching to Albany, they went to Philadelphia to take the rebels capitol.

8. Turning Point!  Burgoyne surrendered  Americans had shown they could stand up to a British Army and win  France became an ally of the United States

9. Winter at Valley Forge  Awful stay at Valley Forge  Freezing, no food, no blankets  Began training everyday  Became a trained army by spring

10. The Battle of Monmouth  British retreated to N.Y.  Washington was ready to strike across New Jersey  At the Battle of Monmouth, Washington was everywhere rallying his men to fight  British retreated to safety

11. The War Goes South  British changed their strategy again and moved south hoping to gain the support of more loyalists  Guerillas in the south kept the American cause alive  The British moved to Yorktown in Virginia to rest

12.  In the meantime, France sent 5,000 troops to join Washington’s Army  29 French warships  Set a trap for the British and cut them off from the entrance to Chesapeake Bay

13. Cornwallis Surrenders  On October 19 th 1781, Cornwallis surrendered  8,000 British troops lay their guns down  The war was over