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*** ALL KEY TERMS AND PEOPLE ARE WRITTEN IN YOUR NOTEBOOK***
Chapter 6 Section 3
Free and enslaved African Americans served in the war.
The British offered Freedom to all enslaved people who would serve on their side.
Washington at first refused to allow African Americans to serve. His mind changed when the British announced that they were offering freedom in exchange for service.
War at Home
* Women took over farms and businesses for their husbands who were at war.
* Continentals were printed by Congress to help pay for the price of the war.
Fighting in the West
*Native Americans sided with the British.
*George Rogers Clark sent to capture British forts west of the Appalachian Mountains.
*Spain helped by raising money and sending munitions for the American Revolution( Bernardo de Galvez)
*Cuban women helped to raise money for the war as well.
*Spain was willing to help the Americans hoping to obtain Florida again from the British.
War at Sea
The American navy was small and not well equipped. The British navy was the best in the world
John Paul Jones, the commander of the American ship, the Bonhomme Richard, forced the British ship, the Serapis to surrender.
A famous quote spoken by John Paul Jones, "I have not yet begun to fight."
Privateers assisted the American army by attacking and robbing British
ships.
Chapter 6, Section 4Fighting in the South
- British General Cornwallis advances on the Americans
- Francis Marion (Swamp Fox) - Most famous American leader who used guerrilla warfare.
- American effort in the South is slowed down by loyalists attacking and killing Patriots and destroying their farms.
- General Nathanael Greene helps push the British out of the deep South
Battle of Yorktown - Last official battle of the war for independence. Cornwallis and his army are trapped and forced to surrender.
General Benedict Arnold - a Patriot who turned against the Americans because he felt he had been disrespected by Congress. He plotted to turn West Point, a key fort in New York, over to the British in exchange for money.
Peace Treaty
The Treaty of Paris ended the war and Americans achieved their independence from Britain.
Borders established for the United States:
*The Atlantic on the east
*Canada on the north
*The Mississippi River on the west
*Florida on the South
**Florida was returned to Spain**
REASONS FOR VICTORY
*Geography
Patriots were fighting on their home terrain and know the land well. They also did not have to wait for supplies to arrive.*Patriotic Spirit
Americans were fighting for independence and were determined to win*Skilled Leadership
Washington’s courage, knowledge, and determination made him a hero.*Help from Abroad
- Europe provided French military support
- Leadership help from Lafayette, von Steuben, and other skilled Europeans
- Money and supplies from Spain and the Netherlands
Impact of the Revolution
- The immediate effect was to create a new nation of 13 independent states.
- The American Revolution inspired independence movements in other nations (France and Latin America)
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