SSUSH4 The student will identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution.

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SSUSH4 The student will identify the ideological,
military, and diplomatic aspects of the American
Revolution.

• c. Analyze George Washington as a military
  leader include the creation of a professional
  military and the life of a common soldier, and
  describe the significance of the crossing of the
  Delaware River and Valley Forge.

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George Washington

• The Continental Army was formed mostly out of
  loosely trained local militias which surrounded
  Boston. It was inexperienced, poorly equipped,
  and poorly trained.
• In 1775, George Washington was appointed as the
  general and commander in chief by the Second
  Continental Congress.

• How would you describe the
  conditions for the average
  soldier in the Continental Army? Under these
  conditions, would you reenlist?

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Crossing the Delaware

• Most armies of the time didnt fight during the
  winter because of the poor weather conditions,
  and scarcity of food.
• On December 25th 1776, Washington, needing a
  victory to convince many of his soldiers to
  reenlist, crosses the Delaware River into NJ and
  captures almost 1,000 British troops and their
  supplies.
• What might have
• happened if
• Washingtons attack
• had failed?

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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

• After the British capture Philadelphia in
  September 1777, Washington takes his troops into
  winter quarters at Valley Forge.
• Poorly equipped and supplied, the cold, food
  shortages, and diseases, kill nearly 2,500 men.

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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

• The Marquis de Lafayette joined Washington at
  Valley Forge and helped train the army. He also
  helped convince the French to send more aid to
  the Americans.

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• d. Explain Yorktown, the role of Lord Cornwallis,
  and the Treaty of Paris, 1783

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Yorktown, Virginia

• In April 1781, British forces led by General
  Cornwallis invade Virginia
• Cornwallis moves his troops to Yorktown in order
  to gain supplies and keep a line of communication
  open by sea
• Though moving his army to Yorktown to get
  easily supplied by the British navy seemed like a
  good decision, why might moving your army onto a
  peninsula be a bad idea?

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Yorktown

• Washington took the opportunity to march from NY
  to Yorktown with a combined American and French
  army.
• The French navy sailed up from the Caribbean to
  block supplies from reaching Cornwallis army and
  to cut off his ability to escape by sea.

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YorktownWhat role did the
French play in defeating the British?

• In September 1781 American and French forces
  surround Yorktown and begin to attack Cornwallis
  army.
• After almost 3 weeks of constant bombardment, the
  8,000 man British army surrenders.
• The surrender at Yorktown signaled the end of the
  war for the British.

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The Treaty of Paris, 1783

• Signed in September 1783, the Treaty
• -Recognized the United States as a new nation,
  setting its western border at the Mississippi
  River
• -Gave Florida back to Spain, and gave the
  French several colonies in Africa and the
  Caribbean