American Revolution

Complete Cornell notes Date: Write today’s date, 11/14/2011Topic: Revolutionary WarGuiding Question: What were the major events,

turning points, and outcomes of the war?Divide your sheet of paper in halfOn LEFT side, write down topics that are on the

slidesOn RIGHT side, write your understanding of what

we discuss about each topic, questions you have, etc.

Lexington and Concord, April 1775“shot heard around the world”

Bunker Hill—June 1775, Boston area

Olive Branch Petition, July 1775

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4, 1776

Trenton—Dec 26, 1776, New Jersey

Valley Forge

Saratoga—Sept/Oct 1777, NY

Yorktown—1781, Virginia

Key Colonial People in the WarGeorge WashingtonFrancis MarionNathanael GreeneJohn Paul JonesGeorge Rogers ClarkBenedict Arnold

French assistance

Foreigners who helped coloniesLafayetteVon SteubenPulaski/KosciuszkoGalvez

Native Americans African Americans

Loyalists

Terms of the Treaty of Paris