1. Good bye American Colonies and hello United States.
Independence!
Good bye American Colonies and hello United States.

2. War in the South
Large loyalist population so Brits hope to get support
Patriots: Nathaniel Greene
Redcoats: Charles Cornwallis

3. South Carolina
Charleston-biggest loss for the Patriots

4. Battle of King’s Mountain
October 7, 1780
1st major patriot victory after the British invasion of Charleston, SC
Over-the-Mountain men fought in the battle for Patriots
John Sevier
Isaac Shelby

5. Battle of King’s Mountain
Brits: 157 killed (including their leader Major Ferguson), 163 wounded, and 698 captured.
Patriots: 28 killed and 60 wounded.

8. Guerilla Warfare Hit and run style warfare Francis Marion
The “Swamp Fox”
Thomas Sumter
Led the Gamecocks

9. Very Bad Things Low on money and supplies 
Britain controls most of the South 
Britain controls New York City and Philadelphia 
Benedict Arnold is a traitor (tries to give the Brits West Point) 

10. Battle of Yorktown
Nathaniel Greene pushes Cornwallis’s troops up to Yorktown, VA
Lafayette-block Cornwallis by land
Combine my troops with Rochambeau to cut off other escape routes
Have the French fleet take control of the Chesapeake

13. October 19, 1781
Cornwallis surrenders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14. Lord North British Prime Minister
“It’s all over.”

15. Treaty of Paris 1783
Peace agreement between Great Britain and the United States which ends the war
1. recognize United States independence
2. set U.S. borders
3. grant U.S. right to settle and trade west
of the original 13 colonies (Brit can use
the Mississippi River)

17. How did the map change post war?

18. Answer on Bellringer.
Do you think England will obey the Treaty of Paris 1783? Explain your answer.