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4.4 Notes: INDEPENDENCE!
Overall Main Idea: The war spread to the southern colonies, where the British were
finally defeated.
Main Idea: Patriot forces faced many problems in the war in the South.
I.
War in the South
a. Changing their Strategy
i. The war was not going as planned because the British realized
the ragged, scrappy fighters in the ______________________
colonies were tougher to fight than they had realized.
ii. They were hoping to get more support from
_____________________ in these colonies:
____________________________________________.
iii. The British planned to free _______________________________
and enlist them as ______________________________________.
b. Brutal Fighting
i. The war in the south was more brutal than the war in the
north because
_______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
ii. ___________________________ was the last colony to join the
American Revolution and the first
_____________________________________________________.
iii. The British also captured the city of ______________________,
________________________________ in May of 1778.
c. A Failed Attack
i. Date _________________________
ii. Location of Battle: ______________________________________
iii. Patriot leader ______________________________
iv. Patriot goal:
_______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
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v. Details of attack:
_______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
vi. Winner: __________________________
vii. ___________________________________ arrive to reorganize
the army.
d. Guerrilla Warfare
i. Guerrilla warfare is
______________________________________________________.
ii. A patriot who was known for this style of fighting was
_____________________________________, who was known as
the _______________________________.
1. An example of his use of guerrilla warfare:
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
Key Questions
Why did the British decide to switch strategies and focus the war in the South?
How did guerrilla colonial fighters help the Continental Army?
How would you describe the main British strategies in the South?
Main Idea: The American Patriots finally defeated the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
II.
Battle of Yorktown
a. Struggles for the Patriots in early 1781
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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b. ____________________________ helped to regroup the army in the
South and they were harassing
__________________________________ in the ____________________.
c. Cornwallis needed to stay in communication with
__________________________________, so he moved
___________________________________________________________.
d. George Washington’s trap:
i. He ordered
_______________________________________________________
ii. He combined
_______________________________________________________
commanded by ________________________________________.
iii. Washington led a French-American force to Virginia to
______________________________________________________.
iv. Details:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
v. This siege lasted for ___________________.
vi. The British were weakened, but Washington
_____________________________________________________.
vii. On October 19, 1781,
_______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.
viii. Patriots took ________________________ British prisoners.
ix. It was the last major battle of
______________________________________________________.
Key Questions
Why did the British army move to Yorktown, Virginia?
How did Washington and the Patriots defeat the British at Yorktown?
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Do you think the Patriots could have won the Revolutionary War without the help of the
French? Why or why not?
Main Idea: The British and the Americans officially ended the war by signing the Treaty
of Paris in 1783.
III.
Treaty of Paris
a. After Yorktown, only _________________ battles took place.
b. Great Britain entered into peace talks because
_________________________________________________________.
c. Patriot _________________________________ led negotiations with
the British.
d. It took more than _________ years to reach a peace agreement, but
Great Britain recognized
___________________________________________________________
in 1783.
e. America’s ______________ were set (Everything east of the
Mississippi River)
f. A separate treaty gave the land of ______________________ back to
the ______________________.
Key Questions
What was the Treaty of Paris?
What were the terms of the treaty?
How might the relationship between Great Britain and its former colonies be affected by
the war?