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The War Begins
Loyalists vs.The Rebels?
…Or,
Indifferent/ Neutral?
British strategy of “divide and conquer”
Think of Franklin’s “Join, or die”
See Cornwallis’ campaign
Divide and Conquer
Washington evades capture – flees NY
The Battle of Saratoga-Howe capturesPhiladelphia BUT, Burgoyne Captured by Arnold and Gates
France recognizesThe UnitedStates of America
The entire RevolutionaryCampaign Red= AmericanForcesBlue = BritishGreen=French
Washington’s March
to Yorktown
Cornwallis’ “peninsula” mistake
Cornwallis trapped at Yorktown
French forces lead by Rochambeau and Lafayette on land trapped the British. French Admiral De Grasse first defeated the British naval forces then, blockaded the British, awaiting Washington’s arrival.
Note the German commander – Von Steuben
Where is Cornwallis? Washington?
“Treaty of Paris” 1783 – L to R – John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The British commissioners
refused to pose, and the picture was never finished.
Britain loses the 13 colonies & lands West of the
Appalachians France gains nothing Spain gains
Florida from Britain and keeps
the Louisiana Territory
Short Answer Essay:
1. What advantages did BOTH the Americans and the British have in the American Revolution? And, in the end, why do you believe the Americans won?
2. Why did the British believe that they had the right to tax and to legislate over the American Colonists? Consequently, why did the American Colonists believe they had the right to challenge and eventually refuse both the taxes and legislation from Britain?