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Key Figures and Strategies of the American Revolutionary War: From George Rogers Clark to Benedict Arnold

This overview explores pivotal individuals and strategies during the American Revolutionary War. George Rogers Clark, a young frontiersman, led successful campaigns against British trading villages like Kaskaskia and Cahokia. The role of Quamino Dolly, a slave who aided British forces by revealing a secret path to Savannah, highlights the complexities of loyalty during this period. Additionally, the emergence of guerrilla warfare tactics and the significance of the Yorktown victory, which ultimately shifted the tide in favor of the Patriots, culminated in the Treaty of Paris (1783), officially ending the war.

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Key Figures and Strategies of the American Revolutionary War: From George Rogers Clark to Benedict Arnold

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  1. CH 7 Section 5 Independence

  2. George Rogers Clark • Young frontiersman who organized the Patriot (American) western campaign.

  3. Kaskaskia and Cahokia were British trading villages in the West that surrendered to George Rogers Clark without a fight.

  4. Quamino Dolly • A Slave in Georgia who showed the British a secret trail allowing them to capture the port of Savannah.

  5. Fighting with swift hit-and-run attacks is called Guerilla Warfare.

  6. Benedict Arnold • Was a Patriot war hero before he became one of the most famous traitors in history.

  7. Yorktown won the Revolutionary War for the Patriots.

  8. The Treaty of Paris (1783) officially ended the Revolutionary War.

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