HIST 2610 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture The American RevolutionOutline of Current Lecture Gaining French SupportSteubenThe Campaign YorktownThe Treaty of ParisThe Nation Under the Articles of ConfederationCurrent LectureThe Battles of SaratogaGOAL: Gain French support!!The America's do gain the French support.Washington was involved during the time of Horatio GatesThe British Began to go toward Philadelphia. They outmaneuvered Washington and took Philadelphia in 1777Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von SteubenHe is better known as Steuben. He did not speak English so he had an assistant who translate for him. Steuben was involved with training the troops. He wrote a book called the blue book, which was a manual on military training and forces. The Campaign YorktownSo many things are going wrong for the American's. They are struggling. This is an example of a battle in the American Revolution where everything went right.Nathaniel Green's army is fight against from Cornwallis. Nathaniel Green succeeds!These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.The Treaty of Paris (1783)-Ended the American Revolution-British:1. Acknowledged independence of the 13 colonies 2 agreed that the boundaries of the new nation were to bea. Atlantic ocean on eastb. Mississippi river on westc. Canada on northd. Florida on south-American's full fishing privileges off of Newfoundland-Florida is given back to SpainThe Nation Under the Articles of Confederation1777 to 1789-Written Constitution-1777-Delay in ratification until 1781-Fundamental weakness-Each state regardless of its population was given only one
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