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America Secedes from the Empire
1775-1783
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First shots had been fired at….
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What’s so great about George Washington?• Selected by 2nd
Continental Congress at meeting following Lexington/Concord
• Personal qualities
• Why his selection made sense politically
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May 1775—Ticonderoga and Crown Point
• Captured by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
• ammunition
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That didn’t help us that much at Bunker Hill in June 1775, though…
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Are the colonies ready yet to declare independence?
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(Uhh, the answer is NO)
• But they’re not liking the Hessians too much
• And the king declared the colonists to be rebels
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In October 1775, the colonies try to invade…
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Hey, it’s “common sense” that colonies should rebel!
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And then there’s that word “republicanism”
• What does it mean?
• Why might some people not agree with it?
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OK, NOW it’s time to declare independence!• YAHOO!!!• Who the heck are
these people?• And why should I
care?• Dates, anyone?
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Fill-in-the-blank time:
• All men __ __ __• ___, ___, and the
pursuit of _____• King ____ is the
“bad” guy• Pledge our ___, our
___, and our ___ ___• First signer was ___
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LOYALISTS: who, what, when, where, why, how treated
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British evacuate Boston in 1776, NYC is home base
• Battle of Long Island, summer/fall 1776
• Howe does not follow and destroy Washington’s troops
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But Washington will get some revenge, Dec 1776
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OK, nerds…what do YOU remember?
• What river did he cross?• What holiday was it?• What 2 battles were fought soon
after the crossing?
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What ELSE do you remember?
• Where did Washington’s troops winter? What were the conditions like?
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What foreigners helped train the troops and/or fight in the Revolution?
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Howe and Burgoyne hatch a plan in 1777…
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So then what happens is….
• Burgoyne is bungling
• Howe is having a good time in Philadelphia
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Benedict Arnold helps force Burgoyne to stay in Canada, winter 1776-1777
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Howe is content to keep staying in Philly once he defeats Washington at….
• Brandywine Creek, Sept 1777
• Germantown, Oct 1777
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With Howe and Burgoyne not united, Burgoyne was forced to surrender at…
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SARATOGA!!!!
• October 17, 1777• MAJOR turning
point: WHY?
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1778 Treaty of Alliance
• Between what two groups?• WHY?• How did this escalate into a world
war?• What do you think would have
happened if there had been no help for the colonies?
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Bad times for the colonies…
• Fall of Georgia, 1778-1779• Benedict Arnold, 1780• Fall of Charleston, SC, 1780
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And then some better times for the colonies…
• King’s Mountain and Cowpens, 1780-1781
• Nathanael Greene, the “Fighting Quaker,” helps reclaim
GA and SC
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On which side were the Natives? WHY?
• Joseph Brant
• Iroquois confusion
• Continued westward expansion
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Fighting was also taking place in the west….• WHY IS THIS
IMPORTANT?• And who is this
man?
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Besides George Rogers Clark, there was also…• John Paul Jones
• Legalized piracy
• LOTS of French help!
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OK, a few more fill-in-the-blanks….EASY
• FINALLY, General ____ surrenders to Washington at the Battle of ____ on October 19, 1781; fighting continued until ____
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TREATY OF PARIS, 1783
• Franklin, Adams, Jay
• Pay debts, loyalist protection– was either promise honored?
• French/British points of view
• Great borders!
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UHHH, OK, we’re free!!
• NOW WHAT?????• That’s a story for another day….