3. First Continental Congress (1774) 55 delegates from 12 colonies Agenda  How to respond to the Coercive Acts & the Quebec Act? 1 vote per colony represented.

4. The British Are Coming... Paul Revere & William Dawes make their midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British soldiers.

5. The Shot Heard ’ Round the World ! Lexington & Concord – April 18,1775

6. The Second Continental Congress (1775) Olive Branch Petition

7. Thomas Paine : Common Sense

8. Declaration of Independence (1776)

9. Declaration of Independence

10. Independence Hall

11. New National Symbols

13. BritainAmericans Advantages ?? Disadvantages ?? On the Eve of the Revolution ?

14. Exports & Imports: 1768-1783

15. Wholesale Price Index: 1770-1789

16. LoyalistStrongholds

17. Washington’s Headaches Only 1/3 of the colonists were in favor of a war for independence [the other third were Loyalists, and the final third were neutral]. State/colony loyalties. Congress couldn’t tax to raise money for the Continental Army. Poor training [until the arrival of Baron von Steuben.

18. Military Strategies Attrition [the Brits had a long supply line]. Guerilla tactics [fight an insurgent war  you don’t have to win a battle, just wear the British down] Make an alliance with one of Britain’s enemies. The AmericansThe British Break the colonies in half by getting between the No. & the So. Blockade the ports to prevent the flow of goods and supplies from an ally. “Divide and Conquer”  use the Loyalists.

19. Phase I: The Northern Campaign [1775-1776]

20. Bunker Hill (June, 1775) The British suffered over 40% casualties.

21. Phase II: NY & PA [1777-1778]

22. New York City in Flames (1776)

23. Saratoga: “Turning Point” of the War? Saratoga: “Turning Point” of the War? A modern-day re-enactment

24. Phase III: The Southern Strategy [1780-1781]

25. North America After the Treaty of Paris, 1783

26. Indian Land Cessions: 1768-1799

27. Disputed Territorial Claims Between Spain & the U. S.: 1783-1796

29. State Claims to Western Lands

30. Northwest Ordinance of 1785

31. The United States in 1787

32. Britain’s “Southern Strategy” Britain thought that there were more Loyalists in the South. Southern resources were more valuable/worth preserving. The British win a number of small victories, but cannot pacify the countryside [similar to U. S. failures in Vietnam!] Good US General: Nathanial Greene

33. The Battle of Yorktown (1781) Count de Rochambeau Admiral De Grasse

34. Cornwallis’ Surrender at Yorktown: Painted by John Trumbull, 1797 “The World Turned Upside Down!”