BELLWORK1. How did the government in the colonies

change during the Revolution?

2. What was the First Continental Congress?

3. What was the “Shot Heard Around the World?”

4. What was the Second Continental Congress?

5. THINKER: In the Revolutionary War, what advantages did England have over the colonists? What advantages did the colonists have over England?

Battles of the American Revolution• Battle of Bunker Hill

– June 17, 1775– American army

surrounded Boston to prevent movement from British troops

– England learned of their plan and sent troops too

– England won– Highest death toll

for British during entire war

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Battles of the American Revolution• Ticonderoga

– May 10, 1775

– Fort in New York

– Held British war supplies

– American troops capture the fort

– Led by Colonel Benedict Arnold

– British troops later recapture it on July 6, 1777

Battles of the American Revolution• Trenton and

Princeton– December 26,

1776 – January 3, 1777

– George Washington crossed the Delaware River through harsh weather

– Americans captured British guards and won!

Battles of the American Revolution• Saratoga

– September 19 & October 7, 1777

– France decided to ally with the Americans

– British win first battle

– Americans win second battle and force a British retreat

– Turning point of Revolutionary War

Battles of the American Revolution• Yorktown

– October 19, 1781– British began

construction of port in Virginia

– Combined French and American forces

– Last major battle of American Revolution

– America wins and forces England to surrender

End of the American Revolution• British troops surrender at Battle of

Yorktown

• Citizens of England were left furious, poor, without allies, and wanting more representation in government.

• In 1782, England recognizes American independence.

• In 1783, the Treaty of Paris officially ends the American Revolution

Treaty of Paris• September 3, 1783• Acknowledged the 13

colonies as a free and independent country – United States of America

• American territory expanded to Mississippi River

• Prisoners of War were returned

CLOSURE• What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• What was Washington’s role in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton?

• What was the turning point of the American Revolution?

• How did the war end?

• What were the provisions of the Paris Peace Treaty?

American Revolution: Upset of the Eighteenth Century

• The attitudes of the English and many colonists of the 1770’s thought there was no way America would win the Revolutionary War.

• America had few soldiers, old weapons, and no money.

• England had the strongest army and navy in the world.

• So how did England lose the American Revolution?• For this worksheet you are going to investigate this

question using common theories of the 18th century.

American Revolution Video• You are now going

to watch a History Channel Video from the series: “America the Story of Us.”

• It discusses all major battles and the reason for America’s victory.

• Follow along with the worksheet and answer the questions on your OWN sheet of paper!

Benedict Arnold• Was the commander of New York during

the American Revolution

• Planned to surrender to the British

• His failed plot was exposed in September 1780

• Entered the British Army and led British forces during raids in Virginia.

• Was defeated at the Battle of Yorktown