World History Quarter 2

Fredrich Von Steuben

Prussian military officer, taught colonial soldiers to stand at attention, execute field maneuvers, fire and reload quickly, and wield bayonets.

Marquis de Lafayette

French aristocrat and military officer lobbied for French reinforcements in France, led a command in Virginia

Why did Britain move their war efforts to the South?

To rally Loyalist support, reclaim their former colonies in the region, and fight their way back North.

Charles Cornwallis

Sailed South with 8500 men, commanded British forces in the South and countered North and South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Greatest British victory throughout the war here

Camden, South Carolina

Defeated American forces, established forts across the state here

Nathaniel Greene

Wasingtons ablest general, marched South and harassed Cornwallis as he retreated

Cowpens, South Carolina

Continental army force redcoats to surrender here

Why did Cornwallis move to Virginia

To meet up with reinforcements

Newport and the French

The French army of 6000 landed here; Americans and the French joined forces with their fleets

French help the Americans defeat the British at Yorktown

Americans and French closed in on Cornwallis, French naval force defeated British fleet, 17000 troops surrounded British on Yorktown Peninsula

American representatives

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay

Details of the Treaty of Paris (1783)

Confirmed US independence, US territory stretched from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River and Canada-Florida border.

What did the American Revolution do for American society?

Influenced egalitarianism

Where did the revolution fall short?

No new rights to women or Africa Americans, Native American population declined

Now that Americans had won the war, what do they have to figure out in regard to the gov?

Who should participate in the gov? How should they answer to people? How can a legislature be established so opposing groups would all have a voice?

Why did Britain move their war efforts to NY in March 1776?

To isolate and seize NYC in hopes to prevent the rebellion.

What was the condition for Washington and his army Dec. 1776?

Washington lost the majority of his men at Valley Forge due to the deadly conditions.

Why did Washington retreat across the Delaware river?

To surprise attack to hungover Hessians in the middle of the night

What strategy did Washington use against the British at Trenton?

Rushed the enemy late in the night

Significance of Trenton

Turning point n war for colonists. Hope and confidence from here on out.

Significance of Princeton

Britain retreated, morale was boosted.

How did American victory at Saratoga change British war strategy?

Kept their troops stationed along the coast near big guns and supply bases.

How was Saratoga a turning point?

American received support from France.