Lecture 14Outline of previous lectureI. Leading up to revolutiona. Tea actb. Boston tea partyc. Intolerable actsd. Quebec acte. First continental congressII. Tomas paina. Common senseIII. Dec. of independencea. Rightsb. GrievancesOutline of current lectureI. Wara. Battle bunker hillb. Victoriesc. SaratogaII. Peacea. ConstitutionFirst: The warBritish Strengths4X populationmanufacturing baseexperienced well trained armyHessians (German mercenaries)English had enough money to hire other peopleDominant navy in the worldColonial strengthsUnconventional warfareMinute men took shots behind trees-not during warVast terrainCommitmentPolitical ideology-idea for democracyFamilies and homesFight harder when have to protect themWomenMercy Otis WarrenPamphlets, playsMoney and clothing for the armyTo support continental army“all men would be tyrants if they could”Abigail AdamsBattle of Bunker HillJune 17,1776Lexington and concord was in AprilBritish prevailed (and win for the British)3 attemptsAmerican could fightSir William HoweGuy in chargeGoes to New YorkAt the same time is Admiral Richard HoweBritish fleetsLots of soldiersBritish actionBritish departed Boston (Jan 1776)British arrive in New York (July 1776)AttractionsPortsSuppliesLoyalistsLoyal to the crown in New YorkNone left in BostonFinal attempt at ReconciliationFall 1776Demanded revocation of DeclarationWarWashington defeated in New YorkBrooklyn HeightsKip’s BayVictoriesTrenton, NJDecember 1776George Washington crossing Delaware riverInto Trenton-Beat the BritishGerman merchants therePrinceton, NJBritish planSouth-Gen. William HoweNorth-Gen. John BurgoyneSaratoga 1777Colonial VictoryColonial vs. BritishGen. Horatio Gates (American) wonFrance influencedBacked up the coloniesAbigail Adams to Brattle Street ChurchThanked god for this colonial victoryBritish Southern CampaignLoyalistsCarolina and GeorgiaAllows British to move inlandSlavesIf you will fight with British people the slaves received freedomSavannahCharlestonMove inlandFailureNathanial GreeneKnows how to fight in the woodsGuerrilla tacticsShoot from behind the treesLines overextendedSupplies had to go through Savannah and CharlestonThings moved slowlyNative AmericansIroquois side with BritishTradeProclamation on 1763African AmericansFightNorthward-No need for slaveryBehind British linesNative Americansi.e. SeminolesLord Dunmore (1776-Virginia_Fought with BritishBack to slavery after the warSome did escape to England African enslaved in CaribbeanDidn’t get the “get out of jail card” that Dunmore promisedThe EndYorktown, VirginiaOctober 1781British General Charles CornwallisAmericansFrench Soldiers*French NavyPeace1783American IndependenceWestern boundary at Mississippi RiverBritish forces are outWar 1812English are still thereBritish Colonies in Rebellion=13 out of 3613 original colonies revoltedSitting it outCanadaBritish military presenceCaribbean coloniesBritish tradeBritish protectionCrafting a ConstitutionConstitutionalismStatesCharters outConstitutions inSovereignty in the peopleWritten constitutionsGov’t within constitutional limitsHIST 105 1nd EditionLecture 14  Outline of previous lecture I. Leading up to revolutiona. Tea actb. Boston tea partyc. Intolerable acts d. Quebec act e. First continental congressII. Tomas paina. Common senseIII. Dec. of independence a. Rightsb. Grievances  Outline of current lecture I. War a. Battle bunker hill b. VictoriesThese 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.c. Saratogad.II. Peacea. Constitution  First: The war  British Strengths - 4X population- manufacturing base- experienced well trained army- Hessians (German mercenaries)o English had enough money to hire other people - Dominant navy in the world Colonial strengths- Unconventional warfare o Minute men took shots behind trees-not during war- Vast terrain - Commitment o Political ideology-idea for democracyo Families and homes  Fight harder when have to protect them Women- Mercy Otis Warreno Pamphlets, plays - Money and clothing for the armyo To support continental army - “all men would be tyrants if they could”o Abigail Adams  Battle of Bunker Hill- June 17,1776o Lexington and concord was in April - British prevailed (and win for the British)o 3 attempts- American could fight o Sir William Howe  Guy in charge  Goes to New York At the same time is Admiral Richard Howe - British fleets- Lots of soldiers British action- British departed Boston (Jan 1776)- British arrive in New York (July 1776)o Attractions Ports Supplies  Loyalists  Loyal to the crown in New York None left in Boston Final attempt at Reconciliation - Fall 1776- Demanded revocation of Declaration  War - Washington defeated in New York o Brooklyn Heightso Kip’s Bay  Victories - Trenton, NJo December 1776 George Washington crossing Delaware river  Into Trenton-Beat the British  German merchants there o Princeton, NJ British plan - South-Gen. William Howe- North-Gen. John Burgoyne  Saratoga 1777- Colonial Victory o Colonial vs. British o Gen. Horatio Gates (American) won o France influenced  Backed up the colonies o Abigail Adams to Brattle Street Church  Thanked god for this colonial victory  British Southern Campaign- Loyalistso Carolina and Georgia Allows British to move inland - Slaves o If you will fight with British people the slaves received freedom - Savannah - Charleston o Move inland - Failureo Nathanial Greene  Knows how to fight in the woods o Guerrilla tactics Shoot from behind the trees o Lines overextended  Supplies had to go through Savannah and Charleston  Things moved slowly Native Americans - Iroquois side with British o Trade o Proclamation on 1763 African Americans- Fighto Northward-No need for slaveryo Behind British lines o Native Americans  i.e. Seminoles- Lord Dunmore (1776-Virginia_- Fought with British - Back to slavery after the war o Some did escape to England African enslaved in Caribbeano Didn’t get the “get out of jail card” that Dunmore promised  The End- Yorktown, Virginia - October 1781- British General Charles Cornwallis - Americans - French Soldiers - *French Navy  Peace- 1783- American Independence - Western boundary at Mississippi River -