American Revolution 4.4~ War’s End & Lasting Effects

Focus Question?

The British invade the South

 The British were counting on support from ______from ______, ______, and ______.

 However, the British continued their strategy of ______and ______support loyalist militias.

The British won most of the battles and captured southern seaports:

 ______captured in 1778

 ______captured in 1780

 Patriots crushed at ______in 1780

 Despite these victories, ______

 In an attempt to assert ______in North America, General Bernardo de Galvez attack several British strongholds in the ______.

 These attacks distracted the British and ______confidence and ______.

The Patriots Drive Back the British  Despite winning many battles, the British ______where brutal battles were taking place between ______and ______.

 In Oct. 1780, Patriots forces crushed the Loyalist militia & executed many prisoners at ______(SC).  Over time ______came to blame the British for chaos in their lives and joined the ______.

 ______(GB) became increasingly frustrated as the Patriots continued to gain sympathy.

 In 1781, ______and ______inflicted heavy losses on the British at Cowpens, South Carolina, and Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina.

 Cornwallis gave up on the Carolinas and headed north toward ______.

The War Ends

 Although early on it seemed ______the Patriots would win the war.

 Four main factors contributed to their success: 1.

2.

3.

4.

Cornwallis ______

 In ______, Washington marched his troops south. He hoped to trap General ______in Yorktown, Va.  Washington was ______

 Given the ______, this coordination was an incredible stroke of ______.

 Trapped by ______, Cornwallis surrenders his army of ______.

 The ______had made the critical difference.

 At Yorktown, ______.

The Treaty of ______

 After 7 years of fighting, the British were fed up with the war.

 American delegates, including ______, worked out the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

 The treaty recognized ______. In addition, the United States gained far more______than it won.

 However, this treaty helped to strain ______.

The Treaty Recognized Independence but…

• Women gained ______political or legal rights.

• About 90,000 ______became refugees. Some resettled in Canada.

• Many ______and sent to the British West Indies.

• Native Americans were ______by the treaty and abandoned by Britain. • In the North, ______.

• In the South, some planters voluntarily freed their slaves in an action called manumission. However, southern whites feared black reprisals.

• The Revolution led to ______in the North but not the South, ______.

Revolutionary Ideas Spread

 The Revolution spread the idea of “______” home and abroad.

 “______” written by______probably meant only white men, however, both African-American and Women used these words to claim their rights.

 The American Revolution also inspired other countries to rebel against oppressive leaders.

 Ex:

FOCUS QUESTION ANSWER: What did the Revolution accomplish, and what ideas did it set in motion?