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Title: __2.4 War of Independence
Date: __9/8/2014__
As Britain and the colonies continue to
disagree, how did the colonists plan to rebel?
6/16/1775 Battle at bunker Hill was lost due to running out of
ammunition. Colony LOST
Famous quote by Colonel Prescott “ Do not fire until you see the whites
of their eyes”
What did the Second Continental Congress
plan?
Began to govern colonies
Created Continental Army- to fight more organized
George Washington was given commander of the Army
Why did congress petition King George?
petition
Olive Branch Petition
Formal request
Assured King George III that the colonists wanted peace
King George III refused to talk, prepared for war, hired German troops
Who was Thomas Paine?
Writer of the “Common Sense”- flyer, brochure
Condemn King George III
COMPLETE separation from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson of Virginia
Congress approved final draft on July 4,1776
Summary:
How did the Declaration of Independence use
traditional English laws to set up colonies
independence from Britain?
Jefferson used the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights to base his
writing of the declaration of independence
*gov. are not all powerful & rulers had to obey the same laws/ treat all
citizens fairly (no favs)
Jefferson used the ideas of John Locke- natural rights: life, liberty,
and property
The Declaration of Independence
1) preamble
4 parts
Introduction- states people starting a new country should explain why
they are doing it
2) rights of colonists
3) complaints against Britain
4) a new nation exists
Summary:
How did the American Revolution lead to
other’s independence revolts?
British plan to crush rebellion
Patriots
An American who supports independence from Britain
Neutral
People that did not pick a side
Loyalists
Remained loyal to the royal (Britain)
What happened in the early campaigns of the
Revolution?
1776 battle in New York, New Jersey- British vs. George Washington
Washington made a surprise attack on Christmas morning- WIN!
What happened at the Battle of Saratoga?
Bernardo de Galvez
11/17/1777 First major American victory
Turning point in war
France and Spain backed US
1178 France declared war against Britain
Spanish governor of Louisiana
Pushed British out of southern frontiers (secured area)
Marquis de Lafayette
French nobleman at Valley Forge helping George Washington
What was life like in the colonies?
Women took on jobs of husbands, fathers
Ran their own businesses
Abigail Adams
Women’s rights as well (John Adams wife)
Many colonies looked at abolishing slavery
War on the western frontier and the oceans?
George Rogers Clark- seized Illinois, and Indiana
John Paul Jones – raided British controlled ports in the colonies
“I have not yet begun to fight?”
War in the South?
Guerrilla Warfare
How did US win the Revolutionary War?
1778 British tries to get control by sea power and loyalists
1780 seized Savannah and Charles Town
Fighting technique of hit and run
1781 Battle of Yorktown: French blocked the port
US and French surrounded British and trapped
in Yorktown where the Brits surrendered
THIS WAS NOT THE END OF THE WAR!!!
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The final settlement of peace negotiations was signed 9/3/1783
Britain acknowledged US as an independent country
How did the US win?
1)Fought on own land
2) Other nations helped
3) People’s battle- determination and spirit of the Patriots
Model how to win freedom?
France also won it’s independence 1789
Saint Dominguez won independence 1791
Summary:
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