Transcript Winning Independence

Chapter 6-4 Review
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First 3 years of the war, fighting was primarily
in the north
British changed strategy, went to the south
WHY?
◦ Expected help from the Loyalists in the south
◦ Loyalist exiles in Britain had exaggerated how large
Loyalist support in the south was
 Loyalist exiles had lost their property, if Britain won
the war they hope to regain it
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Francis Marion
Guerilla warfare
Disrupt British
supply lines
Changes the
psychology of the
war
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Battles in the South
◦ British capture Savannah,
Ga
◦ British capture
Charleston, SC
◦ Battle of Camden, SC
◦ American victory at Kings
Mountain, SC
◦ American victory Battle of
Cowpens, SC
◦ Battle of Guilford Court
House
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Even when the British
won, they lost
◦ Lost too many soldiers
◦ Supply line was getting
too long
◦ Fighting off partisan
soldiers (i.e. Francis
Marion, guerilla warfare)
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Heroic general at
the start of the war
Felt he was
overlooked for
promotions
Wife was a loyalist
Needed money to
support his lifestyle
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Traded a command
in the British army
for the plans to
West Point
Major John Andre
was caught and
hanged
Arnold fought with
the British, burned
Richmond
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Last major battle of the American Revolution
◦ October 19, 1781
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British led by General Cornwallis
Americans led by General Washington
◦ French army led by General Rochambeau
◦ French navy led by Admiral deGrasse
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Recognized the independence of the United
States
◦ New boundaries were the Atlantic Ocean,
Mississippi River, Canada and Florida
◦ Florida was returned to Spain
◦ U.S. was to return property to Loyalists
(yeah right!)
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New nation (The United States of America) of
13 states
Helped inspire the French Revolution in 1789
Inspired other independence movements in
Central and South America