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1 Chapter 3, Section 4 Independence!

2 Patriot forces faced many problems in the war in the South. British Strategy changed North Proved Tough To tame Switched Efforts To South Hoped to Find support In large Loyalist Pop. Free the Slaves and Put gungs in Their hands Brutal fighting Pitted Loyalists Against Patriots Destroyed Crops, Animals, property Br. Officer Tarleton Killed Soldiers Who tried To surrender Faiiled attack Aug. 1780: Gen. Gates Attacks Camden, SC Poorly planned Only 700 Out of 4,000 Am. Troops escaped Guerrilla warfare Patriots Switch to Hit-n-run tactics Disrupt Br. Communication And supplies Francis Marion a.k.a. “Swamp Fox”

3 American Patriots finally defeated the British At the Battle of Yorktown. Br. Army Needs To keep In touch w/navy Gen. Greene (American) Harrassing Br. G. Wash. Sees chance To trap Cornwallis At Yorktown Yorktown Under Siege for weeks Am. Wore Down British defenses Significance:

4 The British and the American officially ended the War with the Treaty of Paris of 1783. British Didn’t have The $$ to Send More troops Terms Of the treaty Patriot Soldiers Returned To their homes G. Wash. Thanked The troops “


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