Social Studies

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Victory at Yorktown
- Washington wanted to attack the ____________ in Yorktown, VA.
- July 1780-French warships arrived with 5,000 soldiers under the command of General _________________

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- Comte de Rochambeau

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- British surrounded & trapped the ____________ warships.
- Washington changed his planned to attack British troops in _________. Washington had to wait a _________ for another fleet of French ships to arrive.

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- French

- 1780

- year

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A. Change in Plans

1. General ___________ and British army was camped out in Yorktown.

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1. Cornwallis

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2. Washington changed his plans back to attack _________ b/c the French fleet was heading there instead of N.Y.

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2. Chesapeake Bay

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3. Washington's troops rushed in _________ to Yorktown without British troops knowing.

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3. south

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4. Three groups met at Yorktown

a. ____________ troops
b. ___________ & _____________ main American/French army
c. the French fleet under Admiral ___________

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a. Lafayette's

b. Washington's & Rochambeau

c. DeGrass

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B. The Siege of Yorktown
1. 14,000 American & French forces surrounded 7,500 British troops at Yorktown & blocked their escape by _________
2. ___________ & other British forces were in New York & could not help ___________

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1. sea

2. Clinton
Cornwallis

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C. Cornwallis' Defeat
1. Oct. 9, 1781 __________ & French began a tremendous fight

2. Oct. 19,1781- Cornwallis ____________ at the Battle of Yorktown

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1. Americans

2. surrendered

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II. Independence

- Battle of Yorktown convinced G.B. that the war was too ____________ to pursue.

- Both sides sent delegates to work out a ___________.

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- costly

- treaty

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A. Treaty of Paris

1. ____________, John Adams & __________- U.S. delegates to Paris

2. ____________ (approved)- Sept. 3, 1783

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1. Ben Franklin, John Jay

2. Treaty of Paris

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3. G. B. recognized U.S. as an _____________ country.

4. G.B. also made peace with __________ & Spain

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3. independent

4. France

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B. The Newburgh Conspiracy
1. American army _______________ in Newburgh, N.Y. after the peace treaty
2. ___________ were very unhappy b/c congress refused to fund their pensions. Fear of a _________ could threaten the new nation.

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1. headquarters

2. soldiers
revolt

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3. Washington helped solve this situation & ___________ met the demands of the soldiers

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3. Congress

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C. Washington's Farewell

1. _____________ - Washington bid farewell to his troops

2. He later resigned & retired from public life to _____________.

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1. December 4,

2. Mount Vernon

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D. Why the Americans Won

1. They fought on their own __________.
2. Learned that British relied on the ________ & could cut off ___________.

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1. land

2. sea
supplies

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3. British could succeed in capturing ________ but they could not control the _____________.

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3. cities
countryside

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4. Americans knew the terrain
- ___________: a surprise attack

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4. ambush

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5. Strong allies- ____________ & ___________
- Spanish aided Patriots by attacking the British in the ____________ Valley & along the Gulf of __________.

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5.

Mississippi
Mexico

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6. Most important: the American Revolution was a _________ movement
- the determination & spirit of all Patriots

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6. people

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E. The Influence of the American Revolution

1. ____________ Revolution and Saint Domingue ________ used ideas of America to fight for their freedom

***Anthony Wayne: Patriot Commander in Western Territories

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1. French
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