Independence At Last

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Independence At Last!

• Lesson 3

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The Big Picture

• With the help of many people other than soldiers,
  the Americans were successful.
• It took 8 years for a peace treaty to be signed.
• You will now learn about the men women who made
  it possible to bring the war to an end.

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Patriots in the West On the Seas

• George Rogers Clark captured Fort Vincennes
  was retaken by the British. However, Clark did
  not give up! In February 1779, Clark his men
  attacked won!
• By winning this area, America now controlled the
  Ohio River Valley.
• Clark is considered Washington of the West.

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Patriots Fight on the Seas

• John Paul Jones our first naval hero
• September 1779, Bonhomme Richard, faced the
  British battleship Serapis.
• British American battleships fought to the end!
  Jones would not give up! After 3 hours of
  fighting the British ship surrendered.

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Patriots Fight in the Colonies

• Benedict Arnold he helped win Fort Ticonderoga
  Saratoga. However, he married a woman from a
  Loyalist family. He was spoiled but soon was in
  a great deal of debt.
• In 1780, Washington gave Arnold command of West
  Point, a key fort on New Yorks Hudson River.

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Benedict Arnold

• However, in exchange for money, Arnold told the
  British about West Points defense.
• Later, Americans found out and Arnold became an
  officer for the British army.
• British soldiers never trusted him however.
• Today, a Benedict Arnold is someone who is a
  traitor to ones country.

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Supporting the Soldiers

• Mary Ludwig Hays helped give thirsty soldiers
  water.
• Her nickname is Molly Pitcher
• Deborah Sampson she disguised herself as a man
  and fought as soldiers.
• Dicey Langston served as a spy
• Haym Salomon spied for the Patriots when the
  British captured New York City. He also raised
  money for the Continental Army.

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The Spanish Help the Patriots

• After France joined the war, Spain followed.
• Bernardo de Galves who became governor of
  Spanish Louisiana opened up the port of New
  Orleans to American ships and ended British trade
  with Louisiana.

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Battles in the Southern Colonies

• March, 1781, Guilford Court House, North Carolina
  Cornwallis last ¼ of his men during the fierce
  battle.
• Although there were victories, it left Cornwallis
  with little supplies weakened armies.

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The End of the War

• James Armistead was asked to spy on the Americans
  by the British, however, he was already working
  for America. Therefore, he gave the British
  false information and tricked Cornwallis into
  thinking he was going to attack New York.
• On October 19, 1781, Cornwallis surrendered
  because American and French soldiers surrounded
  Yorktown.
• The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle
  of the Revolution.

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End of the War

• Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the war and finally
  recognized the independence of the United States.
• This gave the people the chance to form a new
  kind of government.