1. The American revolution

2. The war for independence
What were the significant battles in the early years of the Revolution?
*Patriot Advantages
*British Advantages
*Mercenaries
*Loyalists
*African Americans
*Battle of Long Island
*Battle of Trenton
*Battle of Princeton
*Battle of Saratoga
*British Strategy

4. The war continues Valley Forge Benjamin Franklin Marquis de Lafayette
How did aid from France influence the American Revolution?
Valley Forge
Benjamin Franklin
Marquis de Lafayette
Inflation
Slavery as an issue
Treatment of Loyalists

5. Francis Marion “Swamp Fox”
Winter at Valley Forge
General Cornwallis
General Washington
Marquis de Lafayette

6. Battlegrounds shift *Privateers *John Paul Jones *General Cornwallis
What impact did key individuals have on the American Revolution?
*Privateers
*John Paul Jones
*General Cornwallis
*Swamp Fox
*Spain
*Nathaniel Greene

7. The final years *Yorktown *Patriot Strategy *Treaty of Paris
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
*Yorktown
*Patriot Strategy
*Treaty of Paris
*Patriot Strategies
*Washington’s wish