1. Chapter 6-4

2. Fighting Moves South
British invade the South in 1778, hoping to unite loyalists there and advance north.
Lord Charles Cornwallis leads the British through Georgia and South Carolina capturing key cities and ports. Savanah, GA. Charles Town , S.C.

3. Lord Charles Cornwallis
British Commander of the Southern Forces.

4. American Resistance Led in the South by Francis Marion.
Marion used guerrilla tactics to slow the advance of British troops.
Uses swamps to hide. And would use sneak attacks.
Earned the nickname “The Swamp Fox”

5. Francis Marion
Francis Marion.
“The Swamp Fox”

6. Brighter Days
October 1780, 900 frontiersmen defeat British and Loyalists at Kings Mountain in South Carolina.
January 1781, Daniel Morgan wins the Battle of Cowpens.
(Trick from the Patriot)

7. Battle of Kings Mountain

9. Kings Mountain
William Campbell leads Americans to victory over the British General Patrick Ferguson.

10. Cowpens

11. Benedict Arnold Traitor that almost turned West Point over to the
British. Would go on to
fight against patriots in
The South.
A very skilled General.

12. Yorktown The Final Battle
Cornwallis and his troops are becoming tired from fighting in the South.
Getting low on supplies.
Men are becoming fatigued.(Tired)
Cornwallis marches his army onto the Yorktown Peninsula.

13. Yorktown Peninsula

14. Yorktown
Why do you think Cornwallis would put his army on this peninsula?
Do you see any potential problems when a commander places his army on a peninsula?

15. Yorktown
Cornwallis was hoping for the British fleet to come by and reinforce his position and troops.
The French navy however prevents this from happening.
At this time the Americans rush to trap Cornwallis on the peninsula.

16. Siege of Yorktown
For three weeks Cornwallis is trapped. He has no escape from the Peninsula and he is facing a superior American and French force.
October 19, 1781, the British surrender. At this point Parliament decides to end the fighting in America.

17. Surrender at Yorktown

18. How might the outcome of the war been different if the French did not ally with the Americans?

19. Treaty of Paris Peace talks began in 1782 in France.
April 15, 1783, congress approves the treaty.
America is Now independent.

20. Washington’s Farewell
Washington needed to keep his army together until peace was finalized.
Dec 4, 1783, Washington said goodbye to his ranking officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.
One witness recounts that “Such a scene of sorrow and weeping I had never before witnessed.”

21. Fraunces Tavern

22. Why did the Americans Win?
Patriotic Spirit
Skilled Leadership
Geography
Help From Abroad

23. Impact of the Revolution
A new nation of 13 independent states was created. The United States of America.
The Declaration of Independence is still an inspiration to Americans.
The Revolution inspired the French Revolution in 1789.
Later our revolution will inspire nations in Central and South America to seek Independence.