Chapter+8+Notes

Chapter 8

1775: Battles of Lexington and Concord Second Contintental Congress Failed invasion of Canada Americans capture British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point Battle of Bunker Hill King George III formally claims colonies in rebellion 1776: Paine's Common Sense Declaration of Independence; Battle of Trenton 1777: Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Saratoga 1778: Formation of French-American alliance Battle of Monmouth 1778-1779: Clark's victories in the West 1781: Battle of King's Mountain Battle of Cowpens Greene leads Carolina campaign French and Americans force the surrender of Yorktown from Cornwallis 1782: North's ministry collapses in Britian 1783: Treaty of Paris 1784: Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Congress drafted George Washington due to them needing Virgina's support Washington proved himself greatly The British beat the colonists at Bunker Hill because they overpowered them to retreat After it they tried to make an Olive Branch Petition on July 1775 which Britain swiftly rejected The British burned Flamouth Maine An assault in Quebec bu the bedraggled army of General Benedict In 1776 they set fire to Norfolk On January 1776 Paine made his Common Sense Paine was a republican and preached it through his book On June 7, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was written On July 2, 1776 it was adopted Jefferson went off on King George III Loyalists "Tories" Patriots "Whigs" The Patriots used Guerrilla warfare, while the Loyalists did not 16% Loyalists Burgoynw captured the Hudson River Valley in 1777 Washington lost Brandywine and German town Burgoyne surrendered on October 17,1777 Saratoga turned American loses around Colonists wanted free trade and freedom of the seas British let Colonists have everything but indepence after Saratoga Keeping a treaty with France meant they recogonized the colonists as independent June 1778, Washington defeats more redcoats French became allies Bonded over hating the same people British seized surrendered soldiers in 1778-1179 British paid Indians for scalps America was in deep dept during 1780-1781 Cornwallis surrendered 7000 men on October 19 1781 King George would not give up Britains were done with the war France wanted America to be independent too The colonists gained their independence in the end