PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Second Continental Congress- Met in 1775 and agreed to create an American Army.
George Washington- Leader of the Continental Army.
Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
Republic: The power to govern comes from the people and not the King.
The declaration of independence
Declaration of Independence: Signed and adopted on July 4, 1776. Declared colonies independent from Britain.
British General Charles Cornwallis
Well trained soldiers and larger sized army.
More money to supply army.
Greatest Navy in the world.
Loyalists: The colonist who remained loyal to King George III and Britain.
Fighting on home territory.
Army Commander George Washington.
Patriots: The colonist who went against Britain and the King and fought for the colonist.
African Americans- Divided.
War in the middle colonies
Washington crossing the Delaware River
Battle of Saratoga- turning point in war.
The army at Valley Forge.
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown in 1781.
The war ended in 1783 when the Peace Treaty was signed.