1. The Legacy of the War
Chapter 7, Section 4

2. Overcoming Obstacles Americans faced many hardships: 8 years of war
Few supplies and weapons
Untrained/Inexperienced troops
British was the “best” army in the world

3. Why the Americans Won Better Leadership Foreign Aid
British generals were over confident
American generals learned from mistakes
More consistent
Never gave up/Drug out the war
Foreign Aid
Foreign loans and military aid

4. Why the Americans Won (cont’d)
Knowledge of the Land
Americans knew land well
Used knowledge to their advantage
Motivation
Americans had more reason to fight
Lives
Property
Liberty (freedom)

5. The Treaty of Paris, 1783 Six conditions for peace:
The United States was independent
Boundaries: North: Canada
East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Spanish Florida
West: Mississippi River

6. The Treaty of Paris, 1783 (cont’d)
US wanted fishing rights near Canada
Each side would repay any debts owed to each other
British would return any enslaved or captured persons
Congress would “recommend” any property taken from Loyalists to be returned.

7. The Treaty of Paris, 1783 (cont’d)
Both sides did not live up to treaty:
America did not repay pre-war debt
Did not give back Loyalists’ property
Britain did not give back runaway slaves
Did not give up military outposts near Great Lakes

8. Take a moment to talk with your neighbor about the follow questions:
Name some of the hardships that Americans had to overcome.
What are the 4 reasons Americans won the war?
What are the six conditions of the Treaty of Paris, 1783?

9. Costs of the War Unknown how many died in the war. Estimations:
Americans:
25,700 dead
1,400 missing
8,200 wounded (including amputations)
British:
10,000 dead

10. Costs of the War (cont’d)
Comparison to modern day warfare: US Military deaths: Iraq ( ): 4,487 Afghanistan ( ): 2,349 Total: 6,836

11. Costs of the War (cont’d)
Many American soldiers left army broke.
Some given certificates for land in the West.
Many sold them for cash.
Congress and individual states borrowed money for war.
Debt after war was $27 millions dollars.
Many Loyalists fled country.
60, ,000 left (including natives and slaves)
Many went to Canada

12. Issues After the War Changes in gov’t don’t always go smoothly.
New idea of Republicanism:
Power comes from the people
Elect representatives
Limited to land-owning men?
Women asked to teach children virtues:
Honesty
Duty
Sacrifice

13. Republic vs. Democracy Ticket Out
Watch the video (don’t fall asleep!).
In your own words, write a paragraph explaining why the United States is a constitutional republic, not a democracy.
Use complete sentences
Provide evidence