1. Fighting for Independence
Section Two

2. Comparing Armies
Using pages 347 and 351 create a Venn diagram in your Social Studies notebook and compare and contrast the Continental Army and the British Army.
What resources did they have?
How many people?
What did they wear?
What kinds of soldiers did these armies have?
This could be used for the debate project

3. Winter at Valley Forge
George Washington chose this place so he could keep a good eye on the British
Congress did not have money to spend on supplies, so the soldiers were freezing and only attempted to be warm from the clothes that they had at home  Most clothes were torn or burned from previous battles.
Help from oversees: Fredrick Wilhelm von Steuben
German soldier who taught the American troops better and more effective ways to fight
Bernardo de Galvez, Governor of Spanish Louisiana: Contributes guns, food, and money to the Americans
Netherlands gave a loan to Congress
Russian leaders wanted to stop British from blocking trade with Americans

4. Benjamin Franklin’s Negotiation
Franklin was in France trying to make an agreement with the French government about borrowing supplies and soldiers.
The French agreed to help secretly, because they wanted to see their old enemy (Britain) be defeated
When the Americans won the Battle of Saratoga, the French agreed to help Americans, and this time, it was no secret.

5. Treaty of Paris
April 1782
The two sides met in Paris, France to negotiate a peace treaty
What did America want?
Accept America as Independent
British soldiers removed from American lands
Treaty of Paris was signed September 3rd, 1783

6. Battle Poster Board Timeline
Battle of Long Island p.348
Battle of Trenton p.348
The Battle of Saratoga p.349
Battles in the South p
Savannah, Georgia
Cowpens, South Carolina
Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina
Battle of Yorktown p.360