Battles of the American Revolution

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Battles of the American Revolution
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The battles of Concord and Lexington were fought
in Massachusetts in April, 1775. The Redcoats ,
led by General Thomas Gage, ordered the soldiers
to Concord to destroy colonists weapons supply.
Minutemen at Lexington tried to stop them 8
were killed.
LEXINGTON
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CONCORD
By the time the British got to Concord, they
realized most of the weapons and gun powder were
gone because the minutemen had been warned by
Paul Revere. The British continued to Concord and
were forced to retreat back to Boston by the
Minutemen. On their way back, the American
militia attacked the British from cover and
killed 73 British. Lexington and Concord started
the American Revolution and was known as the
shot heard around the world
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Notes

• Lexington and Concord
• Shot heard round the world
• Date April, 1775
• Significant people British General Thomas Gage,
  Paul Revere, and minuetmen.

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1st battle for the Continental Army. British
realized America would not easily be defeated.
Colonel Prescott dont fire until you see the
whites of their eyes
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turning point of the American Revolution
British General Burgoyne French General Lafayette
Benjamin Franklin persuaded France and Spain to
join the fight against Great Britain
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Battle of Saratoga
TURNING POINT OF THE WAR!!!

• Before reaching Albany, British General Burgoyne
  was surrounded by the American army and running
  out of supplies.

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Burgoyne surrendered the entire army on October
17, 1777. This was a major turning point in the
war, ended the British threat to New England and
convinced the French to become allies.
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Battle of Saratoga
SIGNIFICANCE France decided to help Americans
because they might have a chance of winning the
war.

• Marquis de Lafayette -
• brought aid to the U.S. and fought in many
  battles.

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To inspire the troops to keep fighting,
Washington reads Thomas Paines The American
Crisis.
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30 second time out

• The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the
  American Revolution because
• a. the colonists were defeated and lost
  possession of New York
• b. Native Americans joined the war against the
  colonies during the battle
• c. Great Britain was forced to form an alliance
  with France against the colonies
• d. the colonial victory convinced France to
  support American independence
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Convinces Great Britain to negotiate with the
Colonists to end the revolutions.
General George Washington cut off Englands army
Englands Cornwallis (British General) surrenders
and it effectively ends the war.
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Battle of Yorktown
American and French armies and ships trapped the
British army.
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Battle of Yorktown
British General Cornwallis surrendered to the
Americans.
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After being on the run for so long, Washington
turned tables on the British. On Christmas night,
1776, Washington and his men crossed the
Delaware. The soldiers braved the freezing
temperatures and a lack of proper clothing.
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TREATY OF PARIS 1783
British decided to negotiate not worth it to
keep fighting.
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TREATY OF PARIS 1783

• In London the defeat shocked the British
• British Prime Minister agrees to peace talks
• Talks begin in Paris in 1782
• Congress sent Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John
  Jay to work out the treaty

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TREATY OF PARIS 1783

• BRITISH TERMS
• Recognized U.S. as independent nation.
• Gave U.S. territory between Atlantic and
  Mississippi.
• Promised to withdraw their troops from U.S.
• Americans could fish off coast of Canada.

• AMERICAN TERMS
• British merchants could collect debts owed by
  Americans.
• States would return property taken from Loyalists.

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Exit Ticket

• 1. Benjamin Franklin convinced which of the
  following countries to lend military support to
  George Washingtons Continental army during the
  American Revolution?
• Prussia
• Portugal
• Russia
• France

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• Which of the following events completes the time
  line?
• British surrender at Yorktown.
• Americans hold Stamp Act Congress.
• British occupy Fort Ticonderoga.
• Americans issue the Declaration of Independence.