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Revolutionary War Part 2

British Generals. William HoweBunker HillTrentonJohn Gentlemen Johnny" BurgoyneSaratogaCharles Cornwallis Southern battlesYorktown. Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill. June 1775Americans fought very brave until ammo ran outGen. William HoweG.B. commanderAfter taking Boston in June 1775, Left i

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Revolutionary War Part 2

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    1. Revolutionary War Part 2

    2. British Generals William Howe Bunker Hill Trenton John “Gentlemen Johnny” Burgoyne Saratoga Charles Cornwallis Southern battles Yorktown

    3. Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill June 1775 Americans fought very brave until ammo ran out Gen. William Howe G.B. commander After taking Boston in June 1775, Left in March 1776 when he realized G.W. had cannons over top his position at Nook’s Hill Washington almost lost Army for the 1st time Olive Branch Petition- asking king to end conflict - Kings response- No and Blockade

    5. Battle of New York Aug. 1776 Gen. Howe drives Washington and his troops out of New York Washington almost loses his army for the 2nd time War is almost over before it really starts Fall and winter are approaching and chooses not to pursue Washington because Spring is approaching

    6. Saratoga October 1777 G.B. had a long supply line and moved slowly from Montreal towards Albany Swamps, lakes, forest, hills Burgoyne’s forces surrendered to Gen. Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold’s Patriot forces France formally joined U.S. war effort as a result of this U.S. victory With France entering the picture the revolution becomes an International war

    7. Benedict Arnold Jealous U.S. general who became a traitor in the middle of the war to prove himself Left after the Battle of Saratoga British never gave him an important role in war effort Why not?

    8. Western Front 1778 and 1779 George Rogers Clark led a group of small militia and French settlers into Northern Ohio Valley to capture forts and secure the West Proved to be vital in post-war negotiations

    9. Yorktown October 1781 French blockaded Chesapeake Bay Cornwallis’s army is trapped Washington’s the Continental Army with the help of French troops defeat Cornwallis and the British troops at Yorktown

    10. How the U.S. beat G.B. Foreign Aid Fighting for a just cause Fought on known terrain Good leaders Washington Jefferson John and Samuel Adams Arnold (until he committed treason)

    11. Treaty of Paris American negotiators Ben Franklin, John Jay, John Adams sought to advance American interests though instructed by Congress to consult French. Britain formally recognized independence of U.S Set Boundaries: Great Lakes to N. Florida and Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River

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