Test 3 Flashcards
Why did the British and Americans chose Paris for peace negotiations?
It was a “neutral” site
Why was Paris not exactly a “neutral” site?
French were allies with Americans
When was the Treaty of Paris officially signed?
september 3, 1783
Who were the American representatives at the negotiation?
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, & John Bay
Who represented the British?
Benjamin West
What ended up happening at the negotiation?
West could not complete the portrait because Hartley refused to pose
How many terms on the treaty were there?
10
The major terms are-
- the 13 colonies are now free and sovereign
- a boundary will be settled between the colonies and British North America (Canada)
- Prisoners of war from both sides are to be released
- Great Britain and the United States shall each have access to the Mississippi River
What did Spain receive?
Florida
What did the Native Americans receive?
Nothing, their land was taken/traded without their consent
what did the colonies receive for territory?
Doubled our land, all land that it currently up to the U.S. up to the Mississippi River (Except Florida)
what did the American victory mean for the world?
Democratic politics become a reality in the world
Bunker hill
1775 -Prescott and Howe -British try to make show of force -patriots run out of ammo and retreat Pyrrhic victory for British
Ft. Ticonderoga
1775 -Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold -Americans capture fort without firing a single shot -first American victory valuable fort and supplies
NYC (Long Island)
1776
-Washington and Howe
-British invade NYC and take it
Washington retreats to NJ
Trenton Battle
1776
-George Washington and Hessians- Col. Rall
-Washington marched with troops to Trenton, surprise attacked Hessian soldiers
Hessians are defeated and out of war
Brandy Wine
1777
-Washington and Howe
-British make push toward Philly
GW retreats, British eventually take Philly
Saratoga
1777
-Gates and Burgoyne
-British Army gets surrounded at Saratoga, forced to surrender
-1/3 of British forces in America captured
France enters war, Americans now winning
Valley Forge
1777-1778
-Washington and Baron
-American army receives formal training
trained professional army
Bonne Homme vs Richard V. Serapis
1779
-John Paul Jones
-BHR sinks Serapis
John Paul Jones our first naval hero
Benedict Arnold: Traitor
1780
-Benedict Arnold and John Andre
-Andre caught, Arnold’s plan exposed
Andre hanged, Arnold disgraced and moves to Britain
Yorktown
1781
-Washington and Cornwallis
-British trapped at Yorktown
British surrender, war essentially over
