War of Independence

1
War of Independence

• Chapter 2, Section 4
• Pages 149-157

2
Vocabulary

• Thomas Paine called for complete separation
  from England
• Benjamin Franklin famous American inventor
• Battle of Saratoga convinced French to give aid
  to Americans
• Olive Branch Petition asked King George III to
  protect the colonists rights
• Treaty of Paris recognized the US as an
  independent nation
• Declaration of Independence approved by
  Continental Congress on July 4, 1776

3
Moving Toward Independence

• 2nd Continental Congress
• Created Continental Army
• Chose George Washington to command
• Olive Branch Petition
• From Congress to King George
• Asked to protect colonists rights
• Wanted peace, not war
• unsuccessful
• Thomas Paine
• Writer-wrote Common Sense
• Urged for separation from Britain
• Thomas Jefferson wrote Declaration of
  Independence
• Wanted limited government

4
Colonies Declare Independence

• Four Sections
• Preamble states people who wish to form a new
  country should explain why
• Sections 2 and 3 list rights of colonists and
  complaints
• Final section existence of a new nation
• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
  all men are created equal, that they are endowed
  by their creator with certain inalienable rights,
  that among these are Life, Liberty and the
  pursuit of happiness.

5
The American Revolution

• Patriots vs. Loyalists
• 1776
• Washington was defeated in New York
• Victory on Delaware River
• Battle of Saratoga
• 1st major victory
• Valley Forge
• Terrible winter-no food, shelter, clothing
• Allies
• 1778 French joined war
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Women
• Took duties and responsibilities of men
• Abigail Adams
• Slavery questioned

6
The American Revolution

• John Paul Jones
• I have not yet begun to fight
• American naval officer
• Guerrilla Warfare
• hit and run
• Victory
• Battle of Yorktown 1781
• Treaty of Paris
• Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay
• Settlement signed on September 3, 1783