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Title: The World Turned Upside Down


1
The World Turned Upside Down
  • Chapter 9
  • Lesson 3
  • Pages 314/319

2
Nathanael Greene
  • attacked British in North Carolina
  • returned to hiding before British could answer
    attack
  • tired the British
  • General Charles Cornwallis
  • quit chasing Greene

3
Bernardo de Galvez
  • Governor of Spanish Louisiana
  • aided the American cause
  • opened New Orleans
  • stopped British trade with Louisiana
  • sent money and supplies to help

4
Battle of Savanah
  • When the British could not defeat the Patriots in
    the North, they captured Savanah, Georgia
  • Hoped for better success
  • Believed more Loyalists were in the South

5
Swamp Fox
  • Captain Francis Marion
  • American commander in South Carolina
  • Attacked the British and hide in the swamps
  • Small group attacks the British were unable to
    address frustrated British

6
Battle of Fort Vincennes
  • British fort in Ohio River Valley
  • captured and retaken by Clark during the winter
    of 1779
  • Link to WWW
  • Strengthened Patriot control of Ohio River Valley

7
George Rogers Clark
surveyor lived in Kentucky goal to drive the
British out of Ohio River Valley
8
John Paul Jones
  • American Naval Leader
  • commanded
  • Bonhomme Richard
  • battled
  • Serapis
  • brought victory from apparent defeat
  • I have not yet begun to fight!!

9
Battle of Yorktown
  • last battle of Revolutionary War
  • Cornwallis surrendered
  • surrounded by American French troops
  • harbor closed by French ships

10
Treaty of Paris
  • King George III wanted to continue the fight
  • House of Commons wanted peace
  • recognized the United States
  • land west of the Appalachian Mtns was now
    American
  • Florida was returned to Spain

11
Assignment
  • Read pages 310/319.
  • Review your notes in this Powerpoint.
  • Politely ask a parent or responsible adult to
    sign off as proof.
  • Signature
  • __________________________________________
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