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Ch.4 Sect.3:Struggling Toward Saratoga

Ch.4 Sect.3:Struggling Toward Saratoga. What you will learn in this section. Valley Forge Battle of Trenton Saratoga Inflation Profiteering. War Moves to the Middle States. 2 nd grand plan… The Howe's joined on Staten Island Hessians joined with Brits Washington rallied 23,000 troops

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Ch.4 Sect.3:Struggling Toward Saratoga

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  1. Ch.4 Sect.3:Struggling Toward Saratoga

  2. What you will learn in this section • Valley Forge • Battle of Trenton • Saratoga • Inflation • Profiteering

  3. War Moves to the Middle States 2nd grand plan… The Howe's joined on Staten Island Hessians joined with Brits Washington rallied 23,000 troops Who won? Washington pushed into PA with only…

  4. The Howe’s William Richard

  5. The Battle of Trenton 12/25/76-Washington led men in fierce storm Marched to Trenton held by Hessians Surprise attack How many captives? 8 days later won at Princeton

  6. Battle of Trenton

  7. Battle of Princeton

  8. Philadelphia and Saratoga General Howe led troops to Philadelphia Continental Congress fled and British won John Burgoyne’s plan… Burgoyne had 4000 troops, 3000 mercenaries… Horatio Gates in command of Northern Department Ethan Allen and Green Mtn. Boys attacked Burgoyne Saratoga Changed strategy

  9. John Burgoyne

  10. Horatio Gates

  11. Ethan Allen

  12. Turning Point French secretly sent weapons to Patriots since 1776 Saratoga turning point Valley Forge Of 10,000 troops, 2000 died!

  13. Colonial Life During the Revolution Congress ran out of money so… Inflation— Struggled to get equipment Profiteering— Robert Morris Women who risked lives… 5000 African Americans joined Army

  14. Ch.4 Sect.4: Winning the War

  15. What you will learn in this section • Why the British moved South • Friedrich von Steuben • Marquis de Lafayette • Charles Cornwallis • Yorktown

  16. European Allies Shift the Balance Friedrich von Steuben drilled troops at Valley Forge Marquis de Lafayette joined Washington’s staff He got French reinforcements and led a command

  17. De Lafayette

  18. The British Move South British decide to go South, why? 1778 Brits take Savannah, Georgia 1780 Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis went south Captured Charles Town, SC 1780 Cornwallis won at Camden, SC Went into NC but forced back into SC

  19. Clinton Cornwallis

  20. British Losses in 1781 Greene sent to harass Cornwallis Daniel Morgan and Banastre Tarleton face off at Cowpens, SC Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Courthouse Who won? Cornwallis went to Virginia and ended up on a peninsula Good idea?

  21. Morgan Tarleton

  22. British Surrender at Yorktown Lafayette suggested that American and French armies along with French fleet go to Yorktown French defeated British Fleet Siege lasted… Oct. 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrendered Cornwallis didn’t show! Peace talks in Paris 1782 John Adams, Ben Franklin, and John Jay sent to represent Americans September 1783 Treaty of Paris was signed What were border of US? What were problems with treaty?

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