HistoryNovember 29th 2011

Agenda

Read aloud and take notes Begin study guide Chapter 7 test on Thursday

The Crisis Howe assumed the war was over

Washington outlined a daring plan to attack Hessian troops who were camped for the winter in Trenton, NJ

Caught troops by surprise and they surrendered

In your table groups…

Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine’s pamphlet The Crisis aloud in your group.

Why was it so inspirational?

The Tide Begins to Turn

After barley escaping from N.Y., Washington revised his strategy

He decided that the war should be fought defensively

Washington hoped to “tire them out”

Germain revised the British strategy as well

Planned to divide the rebels and take N.Y.’s Hudson River

Wanted to cut off men and supplies from New England

Problems…

The route from Canada to Albany was terrible! Had to build bridges, chop trees, lay out miles

of road The British Army did NOT travel light

Instead of marching to Albany, they went to Philadelphia to take the rebels capitol.

Turning Point!

Burgoyne surrendered

Americans had shown they could stand up to a

British Army and win

France became an ally of the United States

Winter at Valley Forge

Awful stay at Valley Forge

Freezing, no food, no blankets

Began training everyday

Became a trained army by spring

The Battle of Monmouth British retreated to N.Y. Washington was ready to strike across New Jersey At the Battle of Monmouth, Washington was

everywhere rallying his men to fight British retreated to safety

The War Goes South

British changed their strategy again and moved south hoping to gain the support of more loyalists

Guerillas in the south kept the American cause alive

The British moved to Yorktown in Virginia to rest

In the meantime, France sent 5,000 troops to join Washington’s Army

29 French warships

Set a trap for the British and cut them off from the entrance to Chesapeake Bay

Cornwallis Surrenders

On October 19th 1781, Cornwallis surrendered

8,000 British troops lay their guns down

The war was over