1. Independence
Chapter 7- Section 5

2. War in the West George Rogers Clark- Explored/Mapped the Frontier
Plan-
Capture small British Forts
First target- Kaskaskia
Why here- located on the Mississippi/strategic location

3. War in the West
July 4, 1778-
Won Kaskaskia
Feb., 1779-
Won Vincennes

4. War in the South British strategy-
Free slaves so they would fight for the
British
What two major cities did the British capture:
Savannah
Charleston

5. War in the South British destroyed- Patriot property in the South
Battle of Camden, SC
Patriot General= Gates
#’s= 1/2 his normal men
Patriots got sick from-
molasses/cornmeal

6. War in the South Patriots lost - Southern Army Guerrilla Warfare-
Hit and run tactics
Francis Marion-
Also known as the Swamp Fox

7. Traitor Benedict Arnold-
One America’s most gifted officers, turned traitor
Why did he betray America?
He felt the Continental Congress treated him poorly and that Britain would reward him
How did this affect troop morale?
It lowered it

9. Yorktown British General= Cornwallis Patriot leader= De Lafayette
George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau- Marched from NYC to Yorktown

10. Yorktown Comte de Grasse-
Sailed French Naval fleet into the Chesapeake
Battle of Yorktown
Lasted - a few weeks
Who won - Patriots
Oct. 21, Cornwallis surrenders

11. Treaty of Paris Patriot Negotiators: - John Adams - Ben Franklin
- John Jay
- Henry Laurens

12. Treaty of Paris, 1783 Declared the U.S. as a country
Set up U.S. borders