1776: Washington’s Narrow Escape
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Washington Faces Largest British Army Ever
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Trenton, Christmas 1776
Battle of Princeton
Winter at Morristown
Major Campaigns in New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777
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American Society at War
• Choosing Sides
• Militia and Army
• Financing the War Effort
1777: Setbacks for the British
• The British Plan
– Would launch a three-pronged attack on New York
– Prong one, south from Canada
– Prong two, east from western New York
– Prong three, up the Hudson River from New York
City
• The Battle of Saratoga
– The importance of Saratoga
1778: Both Sides Regroup
• War in the East in 1778
– General Clinton replaces Howe
– Washington winters in Valley Forge
• Western Successes for the Colonials
Southern Campaign
• Reasons to Move South
• Reasons for Lack of British Success in the
South
• The Battle of Camden, South Carolina
• The Battle of Kings Mountain
• The Battle of Cowpens
• The Battle of Yorktown
– The result
Major Campaigns in the South, 1778–1781
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Negotiations for Peace
• Negotiators
• Problems with Our Allies
• America Enters into Solo Negotiations with
Great Britain
• The Treaty of Paris, 1783
The Political Revolution
• Republican Ideology
• Changes to State Governments
• Crafting the Articles of Confederation
The Social Revolution
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Equality and Its Limits
The Paradox of Slavery
The Status of Women
Indians and the Revolution
Freedom of Religion
Emergence of an American Culture
• Independence Day
• The Appearance of American Nationalism