Winning Independence Chapter 6 Part 4 Correction to

Winning Independence Chapter 6 Part 4

Correction to Chapter 6 Part 3 § John Paul Jones – when asked by the British if he was ready to surrender: “I have not yet begun to fight. ”

Post-Saratoga § British look to South for victory § Expected strong Loyalist support § Attacked and captured Savannah, Augusta, and Charleston § Believed they could now regain everything lost

Southern Successes § Continental army try to win Camden, SC but fail. § General Gates abandoned his men and fled to Charlotte (NC) § Gates replaced by General Nathanael Greene

Kings Mountain (SC) § British told southern frontiersmen to lay down their weapons or they would be massacred § Only incited those who were undecided to fight § Set out to fight British; nicknamed “over-mountain men” § Killed or captured entire force (1, 000 men)

Banastre Tarleton § British colonel § Nicknamed “Bloody Ban” and “The Butcher” because of atrocities he committed

Cowpens § Nathanael Greene divided his small army. § Daniel Morgan, a patriot leader, faked a retreat. § Tarleton fell for it. § Morgan and his small army ambushed Tarleton’s forces at Cowpens; Tarleton escapes and goes to aid Cornwallis

Greensboro, NC § Meanwhile, Greene had lured Cornwallis away. § Challenged Cornwallis near Greensboro, NC § Cornwallis wins, but suffered severe losses

Road to Surrender: Part 1 § Cornwallis chases Greene § Frustrated, Cornwallis abandons Greene and heads to Yorktown, VA § Only potential problem: Marquis de Lafayette

SIDE NOTE: Marquis de Lafayette § 24 year old French volunteer § French aristocrat § Joined military @ 14 § Arrived in America @ 19 § Agreed with American cause § Continental Congress made him a majorgeneral of army § Became good friends with George Washington § Later returned to France, renounced his title, and joined the French Revolution

Road to Surrender: Part 2 § French Admiral, de Grasse, attacked Yorktown § Washington sneaked down from NY to help trap Cornwallis § Cornwallis outnumbered 2: 1 § October 19, 1781—Cornwallis surrendered § British knew colonial independence was imminent if they could not control them with military

Treaty of Paris § Fighting until April 1783 § Peace talks finally held in Paris § Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay chosen to negotiate for colonialists. § Treaty signed September 3, 1783—official end to the eight year war § Granted the colonies independence and set boundaries. § British finally pulled out November 25, 1783

Results of the War § Colonial Independence – duh § Population growth § Received lands between Appalachians & Mississippi River § Women’s value increased § Slavery viewed differently § Religious freedom § Education—prevent tyranny

Chapter 6 Test Essay § Describe the various attitudes of Americans toward the fight for independence and note the reasons for their attitudes. § (p. 92 -93) § Extra Credit: § Be able to identify major battles on a map.