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Friedrich von Steuben

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  • Prussian military captain

- trained Continentals to be regular soldier

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Marquis de Lafayette

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  • French aristocrat

- used influence to get French soldiers for reinforcement

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What was Britain’s new strategy in 1778?

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shift operations South and gain Loyalist support and move North

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General Cornwallis

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  • British
  • captured Savannah and Charlestown
  • took 5,500 soldiers as P.O.W.s
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General Nathanael Greene

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  • American
  • weakens British using retreat methods
  • battles in Carolines to take 25% of British troops
  • pleads with Lafayette to move to VA
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The Battle of Yorktown

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American attacked at the Chesapeake Bay in 1781 (where Lafayette was waiting for them because they had a spy on the inside, Hercules Mulligan). They shot continuously for days until the British surrendered on Oct 19, 1781

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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  • Britain recognizes America’s independence
  • American take land from Atlantic to Mississippi
  • did not specify when British would evacuate
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Egalitarianism

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  • war brings different social classes together
  • belief in equality of all people
  • effort and virtue matter more than money and family connections
  • only applied to white males
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Colonial Rights as an Englishmen

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  • due process of law
  • freedom of the press
  • trial by jury
  • protection from foreign attack
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British democracy

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  • wealth and birth determined by power and status
  • there was no formal charter outlining citizen rights
  • only 1/4 of British males could vote
  • Parliament claimed virtual representation allowing it to make laws for all British subjects
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Colonial Democracy

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  • most colonies had elected assemblies
  • these charters outlined individual rights
  • colonial assemblies controlled royal governor by withholding their salaries if displeased
  • most males could vote for members of Parliament
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What are a few of the things that happened after the French and Indian war?

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  • the war raised Britain’s debt. Defending the colonies was expensive
  • people in Britain already paid higher taxes
  • by collecting taxes and paying royal governors directly, Parliament could take control away from the colonial assemblies
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Parliament reasoning

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  • parliament represented, and could tax and subject
  • Other citizens could not vote but still paid taxes
  • the revenue was necessary
  • the colonist could afford to pay their share
  • the colonist were selfish and narrow-minded
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Sugar Act

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  • 1764

- assigned customs officers and special courts to collect taxes and prosecute smugglers

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Quartering Act

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  • 1765

- required colonist to provided housing and supplies for British soldiers

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Stamp Act

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  • 1765

- taxed printed materials, such as newspapers, books, and contracts

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How did the colonist protest intellectually?

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  • argued that government was a social contract
  • advocate natural rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
  • wrote articles and essays
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How did the colonist protest economically?

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  • DARs wore only homespun clothing

- nonimportation agreements called for boycott of goods from Britain

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How did colonist protest violently?

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  • rebels tarred and feathered tax collectors

- mobs destroyed the governor’s home and assaulted royal officers

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Who did the Quakers support?

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the Patriots but did not fight

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Who did the African Americans support and why?

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They sided with the British because they promised them freedom if they won

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Who did the Natives support and why?

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the British because they felt as if the British were a smaller threat to their land and could protect them

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Who embraced the patriot cause?

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farmers, artisans, merchants, landowners and elected officials

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Pro War View

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John Adams argued:

  • colonies should establish a gov and declare independence from Britain
  • colonies adopt MA militia as the Continental Army
  • appoint general to lead Continental army
  • Peace
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Peace and Reconiliation

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John Dickinson argued:

  • opposed MA aggressiveness
  • believed reconciliation with Britain was the only way to end the conflict peacefully
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June 1775

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  • Violence in MA continues
  • IN Philadelphia, the 2nd Continental Congress:
    • adopts the MA militia as the Continental Army
    • Colonel George Washington is appointed general of the Continental Army
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The Battle of Bunker Hill

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  • 2400 British soldiers were ordered to strike at militiamen who had taken Bunker Hill
  • MA militiamen were ordered to hold their fire until they could see the white in their eyes
  • British forces advanced three times before finally taking the hill
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Battle of Bunker Hill

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  • general Gage decided to attack colonial militia on a hill near Bunker Hill
  • nearly 2,300 British soldiers
  • British attack up hill
  • colonist held their fire until the last minute
  • they ran low of ammunition after 3 attacks
  • British are successful
    Ds colonist lost 450 men, British lost over 1,000
  • deadliest battle of the war
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Colonist Strengths

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  • familiar with land
  • good, strong, military leadership
  • inspired cause
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Colonist weakness

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  • untrained soldiers
  • shortage of supplies
  • poor navy
  • no strong, central government to enforce wartime policies
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British strengths

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  • strong and trained army
  • strong gov with money
  • support of loyalist Colonist and Native Americans
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British weaknesses

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  • not familiar with land

- weak military leaders

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The war moves

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  • British wanted to isolate New England
    • they seized NYC
  • General William Howe, Admiral Richard Howe had 32,000 soldiers, German mercenaries
  • Washington rallied 23,000 militia and most had poor equipment and little training. They had to retreat after sever losses
  • British pushed Washington and his 8,000 men across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania
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Battle of Trenton

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  • Washington and 2,400 soldiers marched 9 miles to NJ
  • Hessians occupied this area
  • Americans killed 30 and took 918 captive and stole 6 canons
  • brought American moral up
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Valley Forge

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  • 1777-1778
  • continental army and Washington were in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for the winter
  • barely any food, clothes, supplies, freezing cold, huts, woods, 2,000 out of 10,000 died
  • British were in Pennsylvania, stayed in Loyalist homes
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A turning point

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  • French secretly sending Patriots weapons as early as 1776
  • Saratoga victory trust in American army
  • French recognized American independence
  • 1778, hey signed an alliance that said France couldn’t make peace with Britain until they recognized American independence
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How did the Coercive Act Punish Boston?

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  • closed the port of Boston
  • quartered soldiers in Boston homes
  • increased the governor’s power at the expense of legislature
  • allowed British officials to be tried in Britain
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First Continental Congress

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  • met in Philadelphia

- most still hoped the king would side with them against Parliament

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Victory at Saratoga

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  • major loss for British

- led to British changing tactic to coast and South

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The Olive Branch Petition

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  • sent to King George
  • stressed that the congress wanted to return to the ‘former harmony’ between colonies and Britain
  • rejected by King George
    • labels the 1st Continental congress as ‘rebels’
    • orders a naval blockade of the American coast
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Common Sense

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  • 50 pages anonymous pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
  • claimed the time had come for the colonist to fulfill their destiny
  • wanted an opportunity to create a better society
    • equal social and economic opportunities
    • free from tyranny
  • 500,000 copies sold
  • helped overcome many doubts about separating from Britain
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Loyalist

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  • many changed sides depending on the outcome
  • many remained loyal because they thought Britain would win
  • most who worked for the crown stayed loyal

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