Revolutionary War TimelineRevolutionary War Timeline

•Battle of Trenton 1776Battle of Trenton 1776

–Surprise Attack

–Reinvigorated the Colonists

–Washington Crossing the Delaware

• Battle of Saratoga (1777)–Turning Point of the War–French Enter

Battle of Yorktown 1781Battle of Yorktown 1781• Last Major Battle• Cornwallis surrenders

Treaty of ParsTreaty of Pars• Officially Ends the war• Articulated Borders (everything east of

Mississppi and from Great lakes to Florida• Allow the collection of debts • Respect loyalists property

Articles of the ConfederationArticles of the Confederation

• By now you should know the major flaws with Articles of Confederation..

• But historically speaking…..

• Were the framers of the Articles not

intelligent enough to make a quality

document?

•Did they do the best they could under the

circumstances?

• Or….is your teacher a Or….is your teacher a complete whack ball, complete whack ball, along with the framers of along with the framers of the Constitution, and the the Constitution, and the Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation was a good and proper was a good and proper frame of government? frame of government?

• Your goal is to create a logical judgment of the Articles of Confederation.

• Use the document within your group and point out where the flaws or qualities are.

• Finally describe how the Articles are Reflective of time period

• The final product should be a solid outline referring to specific problems in the document and analysis of said problems.