1. Aim: How were the Patriots able to win the American Revolutionary War?
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Do Now: Which advantage do you think was most important in winning the Revolutionary War? Explain.
Watch and listen to the following song from “Hamilton” (musical). It is King George III singing “You’ll be back”.
Consider the king’s message.
Imagine you are a colonist living in NY in Then, write a reaction to this song.

2. Activity
Label each side with strengths and weaknesses based on the reading

4. British Red Coats versus Patriots
Which side is more powerful? How do you know?
Who is more likely to win? Why?

5. Advantages during the Revolutionary War
British Advantages
American Advantages
Most powerful Navy in the world
“Homefield” advantage
Use “Guerilla warfare”
Well equipped, well trained army
= Surprise tactics
More money for supplies
Patriotic cause
General George Washington
Strong central gov’t
Alliance with France
Alliance with Native Americans

8. Valley Forge
“To see men without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lay on, without shoes, by which their marches might be traced by the blood of their feet, and almost as often without provision… is a mark of patience and obedience which in my opinion can scarcely be paralleled”
- George Washington
“Here comes a bowl of beef soup full of dead leaves and dirt. There comes a soldier. His bare feet are seen through his worn-out shoes-his legs nearly naked from his tattered remains of an only pair of stockings-his breeches are not sufficient to cover his nakedness- his shirt hanging in strings- his hair disheveled- his face meager.”
- Albigense Waldo

9. Phase II:
NY & PA [ ]

10. Battle for New York City New York City in Flames (1776)
Summer 1776
New York City in Flames (1776)

11. Washington Crossing the Delaware Painted by Emanuel Leutze, 1851
The Battle of Trenton, 1776
Painted by Emanuel Leutze, 1851

12. Standardized test practice
The battle of Trenton was important to the Americans because –
A) It prevented the capture of Philadelphia by the British
B) It was a badly needed victory that inspired soldiers to reenlist
C) It prompted the French to sign an alliance with the Americans
D) It ended a series of British victories in the South

13. A modern-day re-enactment
Saratoga 1777: “Turning Point” of the War?
A modern-day re-enactment

14. Turning Point?
British win early battles in the Middle Colonies of New York and Philadelphia.
British had success
1)Along the coast
2)Cities with lots of loyalists
Saratoga – Turning Point
1 – British Surrender
2 – France supports revolution
3 – France recognizes American Independence
4 – France would not make peace with British until Britain recognized America as independent.

15. Phase III: The Southern Strategy [1780-1781]

16. Britain’s “Southern Strategy”
Britain thought that there were more Loyalists in the South.
Southern resources were more valuable/worth preserving.
The British win a number of small victories, but cannot claim the countryside
Good US General: Nathanial Greene
tips the balance

17. The Battle of Yorktown (1781)
Count de Rochambeau
Admiral De Grasse

18. Cornwallis’Surrender at Yorktown:
“The World Turned Upside Down!”
Painted by John Trumbull, 1797

19. North America After the Treaty of Paris, 1783

20. Final Summary Answer the Aim Question in one paragraph.
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Final Summary
Answer the Aim Question in one paragraph.
Use details from today’s lesson to explain your answer. Be sure to have a topic/thesis statement that answers the question and then SUPPORT your statement.
Be sure to include a concluding statement to close out your thoughts.