Revolutionary War Timeline

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Revolutionary War Timeline

• Battle of Trenton 1776
• Surprise Attack
• Reinvigorated the Colonists
• Washington Crossing the Delaware

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• Battle of Saratoga (1777)
• Turning Point of the War
• French Enter

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Battle of Yorktown 1781

• Last Major Battle
• Cornwallis surrenders

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Treaty of Pars

• Officially Ends the war
• Articulated Borders (everything east of
  Mississppi and from Great lakes to Florida
• Allow the collection of debts
• Respect loyalists property

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Articles of the Confederation

• By now you should know the major flaws with
  Articles of Confederation..
• But historically speaking..

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• Were the framers of the Articles not intelligent
  enough to make a quality document?

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• Did they do the best they could under the
  circumstances?

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• Or.is your teacher a complete whack ball, along
  with the framers of the Constitution, and the
  Articles of Confederation was a good and proper
  frame of government?

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• Your goal is to create a logical judgment of the
  Articles of Confederation.
• Use the document within your group and point out
  where the flaws or qualities are.
• Finally describe how the Articles are Reflective
  of time period
• The final product should be a solid outline
  referring to specific problems in the document
  and analysis of said problems.