APUSH test 3

British

How, Gage, Burgoyne, Arnold, Cornwallis, Clinton

British strengths

• naval

• money

• 60k tories/loyalists

• 520k supporters in the colonies

• strong base of support in port

• mercenaries

• Philipsburg Proclamation

British weaknesses

• long supply lines

• ships are vulnerable

• military strategy on unknown terrain

• costs a lot of money to get back home

• war exhaustion

colonial

• washington

• prescott

• arnold

• Lafayette

• Rochambeau

• Gates

• Greene

• Marion

• Von Steuben

• Knox

colonial strengths

• home filed advantage

• guerrilla warfare

• natural resources

• passion

• control shipbuilding

• create navy/marines

• Vonn Steuben teaches strategies

• 2.6 colonists

• Treat of Alliance ‘78 (French)

Von Steuben

teaches strategies

Colonial weaknesses

• less experiences

• 20k troops at a time

• lack of supplies

• poorly equipped 

Continental

the winter at volley Forge, PA was devastating to the morale to the ____ army

• came after loss in NYC and Philadelphia

Battle of Saratoga

Gov. Burgoyne is surrounded and attacked

• Arnold and Gates intercept his forces and he surrenders after two battles

New England

Burgoyne had hoped to cut ___ from other colonies

Treaty of Alliance

an open alliance with France —> a defense pact, France would help us until we secured independence, we would help France if Great Britain attacked them

treaty of alliance

diplomatic result of the battle of Saratoga

British southern strategy

secure the backwoods of the south, take resources

British southern strategy

mountain/regain control of the ports

british southern strategy

squeeze the south, push northward

Philipsburg proclamation

any slave who fights will be freed when the war ends

-30k fight

British southern strategy

Phillipsburg proclamation is part of the:

Yorktown

the british surrender takes place in:

Treaty of Paris (1783)

recognize the colonies as part of an independent nation: America (stipulation)

treaty of Paris (1783)

Mississippi river = western boundary of America and they have the East (stipulation)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Great Britain agrees to abandon their Native American allies and forts in the West (s

articles of confederation

serves as the governing document until after the revolutionary war ends

Articles of confederation

unicameral (one house)

Articles of confederation

one vote per colony

Articles of confederation

unaminous vote to amend articles

Articles of confederation

special committee can make minor decisions when court is not in session

Articles of confederation

9 of 13 most vote in favor of new laws

Articles of confederation

can wage war

Articles of confederation

can send diplomats

Articles of confederation

can forge treaties

Articles of confederation

can request taxes and troops

Articles of confederation

can settle disputes between states and with Native Americans

Articles of confederation

creates a postal service

Articles of confederation

cannot tax

Articles of confederation

cannot have a standing army

Articles of confederation

cannot regulate commerce

Articles of confederation

cannot enforce treaties

AOC success

win the revolutionary war

AOC success

negotiation the treaty of Paris (1783)

AOC success

Land Ordinance of 1785

land ordinance of 1785

system put into place to survey and sell lands in the west (governor sells to settlers)

land ordinance of 1785

will require lands to be set aside for education with evert big chunk sold

AOC success

Northwest land ordinance of 1787

northwest land ordinance of 1787

(applies to areas around Great Lakes) allows for territory to apply for statehood 60k residents, has submitted a state constitutional for approval —> slavery is prohibited in Northwest territory