1. Revolutionary War Mr. Pearson

2. American Offensive Dec. 1775 Benedict Arnold

3. Why no Claim for Independence? Impact of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

4. Second Continental Congress Harry Lee’s Resolution

5. July 4, 1776 Thomas Jefferson Enlightenment Ideas Natural Rights Consent of the Governed Social Contract Theory Declaration of Independence

6. The Loyalists or Tories

7. Patriots

8. Revolution as a Political Movement

9. War Events

10. British Evacuate Boston and Concentrate Forces at NYC

11. Battle of Long Island Aug. 27, 1776 Howe vs. Washington

12. Trenton and Princeton Dec. 26, 1776 Delaware River

13. Washington at Valley Forge

14. British Grand Plan of Strategy 1777 3 Prong Pincer Movement Isolate New England Burgoyne Howe Leger

15. British Strategy 1777

16. Battle of Saratoga Oct. 7, 1777 Gates vs. Burgoyne

17. French Alliance and Impact

18. Arnold Betrayal

19. War in the South and West Nathanael Greene Francis Marion George Rogers Clark

20. Naval Aspects Privateers John Paul Jones

21. Battle of Yorktown Oct. 19, 1781 Cornwallis vs. Washington

22. Peace Treaty American Delegation John Adams Ben Franklin John Jay

23. Treaty of Paris 1783