1. Topic: Estimating the success of the American Revolutionary forces

2. British fail to press a victory

3. British fail to press a victory
Failed colonial attempt to invade Canada
Colonial troops pushed out of Boston
Battles in NY (1776)
Howe vs. Washington
Long Island
Troops demoralized
Washington escapes, Forging the Delaware River (December 1776)
Washington’s defeat at Germantown
Retreat to Valley Forge (Winter HQ)

4. Saratoga: Turning Point of the Revolution

5. Saratoga: Turning Point of the Revolution
British General Burgoyne sent to capture Hudson River
Colonial General Benedict Arnold attacks, keeps British locked up in Northern NY/Canada
Howe sends no aid to Burgoyne
Saratoga: Burgoyne surrounded, forced to give up
America “can” win the war!

6. Revolution on the World Stage

7. Revolution on the World Stage
Role of Ben Franklin
French aid increased post Saratoga
1778- French military alliance (Navy power)
Troops led by Rochambeau
Other European nations fight Britain (“Armed Neutrality”)
Colonies now only a secondary concern

8. The Final Phases

9. The Final Phases Frontier Wars Benedict Arnold turns traitor  why?
1777- “Bloody Year” on the frontier (Chief Brant of Mohawks)
1784 Fort Stanwix Treaty (land cession)
Benedict Arnold turns traitor  why?
Colonial General Greene retakes the south (1781)
Final Battle: Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis surrounded by American and French

10. Treaty of Paris

11. Treaty of Paris Brits as war-weary Franklin, Adams, John Jay in Paris
Britain formally recognizes USA
Generous boundaries (Mississippi and Great Lakes)
Britain hoped to pull US away from French alliance  fails
US now an independent nation

12. Conclusion
1) In your opinion, to what extent did American forces “win” the Revolution? Explain your answer in 3-4 sentences.