TODAY 1 VALLEY FORGE ON GRAPH ORG 4

TODAY! 1. VALLEY FORGE ON GRAPH. ORG. 4. 3 2. DO SECTION 4. 4 INDEPENDENT STUDY 3. TAX THE COLONISTS GAME/KAHOOT 4. ON MONDAY I WILL HAVE A SUBSTITUTE - I EXPECT YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR: ) YOU WILL HAVE ALL CLASS TO WORK ON THE STUDY GUIDE - IT IS DUE A DAY EARLY (ON REVIEW DAY INSTEAD OF TEST DAY) 5. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

SECTION 4. 4 INDEPENDENCE! ● WAR IN THE NORTH WAS GETTING DIFFICULT SO BRITISH TURN EYES TO THE SOUTH ● THERE WERE MORE LOYALISTS IN THE SOUTH AS WELL AS AFRICAN SLAVES THEY COULD USE FOR FIGHTING ● WAR IN THE SOUTH WAS NOT AS EASY AS IT SEEMED - EXTREMELY BRUTAL ● READ SECTION 4. 4 IN BOOK AND FILL IN THE GUIDED NOTES SHEET - WHEN NEEDED, ADD IN YOUR OWN SIDE NOTES ON THE SHEET (DETAILS, DATES, ETC. )

BELL WORK QUESTION IN PARAGRAPH FORM, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: WHAT, IN YOUR OPINION, WAS THE TURNING POINT IN THE WAR? WAS IT A CERTAIN BATTLE, THE HELP OF FOREIGN AID, THE LEADERSHIP WE HAD, THE WEATHER, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BEING WRITTEN AND RATIFIED…? ? WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS ASPECT? PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR RESPONSE!

Section 4 Independence!

Section 4. 4 - The Big Ideas ● Patriots faced many problems in the South ● Patriots finally defeated British at Battle of Yorktown ● War ended when British and Americans officially signed Treaty of Paris 1783 ● When War spread to the Southern Colonies, the British were finally defeated

War in the South ▪ The British Govt. not happy w/how the war had gone so far in the North so they decided to take their fight to the South ▪ Fighting in the South was more brutal b/c it was American patriots vs. American loyalists ▪ There were many more loyalists in the South easier to find men willing to join the Redcoats ▪ B. A. General Clinton freed Africans and enlist them as B. A. soldiers ***yellow=fill in answers and blue=write in on side

War in the South 1778 -1780 ● The B. A. scored early with 3 major wins in Southern battles - Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia(civil war preview? ? )fall fast to British, C. A. is tired/hungry/panicked/ran away ● Georgia was the last colony to join the Revolution but first to fall to the British in 1778 ● May 1780 - Charleston is handed over to British - one of their biggest victories and major ships, prisoners, etc. , lost by Patriots

War in the South 1778 -1780 ● Southern Patriots engaged in swift hit-snd -run attacks known as Guerrilla Warfare ● Francis Marion organized Marion’s Brigade and was best at this attack; B. A. could not catch him - known as Swamp Fox ● Major goals of disrupting communication and supply lines

Battle of Yorktown, VA ● Patriots disorganized, low on money, foreign help had not brought “quick end to War” ● B. A. held most of South, capital of Philadelphia, and NY City ▪ Patriots ran into more trouble when one of their generals, Benedict Arnold (boo), turned traitor & joined w/ the Redcoats ▪ Washington is still in control of the C. A. & Cornwallis is in control of the B. A. ▪ B. A. moves to Yorktown to get close to rest of B. A. Navy

▪ Washington tells his general to take his men plus another 4, 000 men supplied by France and block off all of Cornwallis’ escape routes ▪ French Commander Comte de Rochambeau and G. W. led the French-American force down from NY to help out their fellow soldiers in Virginia ▪ Washington’s men & the men already there totaled 16, 000 ▪ They had Cornwallis blocked in on land & the French Navy had him blocked in on sea

Yorktown - Oct 19, 1781 - The Revolutionary War ends ▪ The British tried to fight ▪ Cornwallis realized he was surrounded and on 10/19/1781, he surrendered! Sent a drummer w/a White Flag of surrender to GW’s camp ▪ The patriots took more than 8, 000 British soldiers prisoner ▪ Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution

The Treaty of Paris 1783 ▪ Britain entered peace talks w/ U. S. ▪ Talks were led by Benjamin Franklin ▪ The Treaty of Paris was signed by both sides in 1783 & Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States ▪ *** write in at bottom*** Set America’s borders, gave us our right to settle further West and ability to trade West of the original 13 Colonies ▪ Separate treaty gave Florida to Spain ▪ Patriot soldiers returned home as heroes and victorious in the war!

A Thank You General George Washington told his troops, as they returned to their homes and families, that the courage of the soldiers and civilians had made America’s victory possible - “I. . . wish that your latter days be as prosperous as your former ones have been glorious. ”

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY! 1. HAND BACK OLD TESTS/STUDY GUIDES 2. GO OVER 4. 4 USING SLIDES 3. CHECK-IN AND GO OVER STUDY GUIDE 4. KAHOOT THE AMER. REV.

TEST DAY CHAPTER 4 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ● NO TALKING OR PASSES ● TAKE THE TEST FROM THE LONELY DESK ● HAVE YOUR TEST, LOOSELEAF, AND SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH - NOTHING ELSE ON YOUR DESK ● WHEN FINISHED STAPLE YOUR TEST AND LOOSELEAF TOGETHER AND PUT IT ON THE LONELY DESK ● TURN IN YOUR STUDY GUIDE!!!! ● READ, HOMEWORK, OR SIT SILENTLY ● GOOD LUCK. . . YOU WILL ROCK THIS TEST! : )