A New Strategy and Saratoga

A New Strategy and Saratoga

A New Strategy

• At the beginning of the Revolution, both sides adopted the same strategy.

• Defeat the enemy in one big battle.

• In 1777, Washington decided to fight a "defensive war." He would avoid large battles and tire the British out.

Multiple Choice

What strategy did both the British and Americans use at the beginning of the war?

• Guerilla tactics

• A defensive war

• Defeat the enemy in one large battle.

• Capture the capital.

Multiple Choice

Washington changed his strategy to

• fighting only large battles.

• Fighting a defensive war

• Hit and Run

• None. He was defeated by 1777.

The British have a New Plan too.

• Divide the rebels by cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies.

• British General Burgoyne left Quebec to travel south to meet Howe's army in New York.

• His travel was slowed by 600 wagons, swampy land and tangled wilderness.

Multiple Choice

The British Plan of Burgoyne and Howe was to

• fight a defensive war.

• Cut New England off from the rest of the colonies.

• Give up and go home.

General Howe

• General Burgoyne had planned to meet General Howe's army in New York.

• Howe, however, decided to head to Philadelphia and defeat the Americans there.

• Washington used guerilla tactics to avoid Howe and keep him busy.

Multiple Choice

Instead of meeting Burgoyne in Albany, General Howe headed for Philadelphia.

• True

• False

Meanwhile...

• Burgoyne reached Saratoga Springs, New York.

• Outnumbered by militia, Burgoyne still attacked the Americans and was forced to surrender.

• Turning Point: The surrender is considered the turning point of the American Revolution.

• Americans had proven they could stand up to the British army and win.

• France soon joined the war as an ally and sent troops, warships and weapons to America. Soon Spain entered also.

On the next slide, choose 3 of these that are true about the Battle of Saratoga.

Multiple Select

Choose 3 reasons that Saratoga is considered a turning point of the American Revolution.

• It validated Washington's new defensive military tactics.

• It showed the colonists had picked a poor capital in Philadelphia.

• Farmers began only selling their crops to colonists.

• It showed the Americans could defeat a British army and not just win a single battle.

• The French entered the war as American allies soon after.

Multiple Choice

The Americans set up a winter camp at

• Quebec

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Philadelphia

Multiple Choice

The Prussian officer who trained American troops at Valley Forge was

• Baron Fredrich Von Stueben

• Marquis de Layfayette

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

After training a Valley Forge

• Marquis de Layfayette, a French aristocrat, used his own money to buy clothing and supplies for the American soldiers.

• June 28, 1778, Washington tested his newly trained troops. They defeated the British at Battle of Monmouth.

• Soon the war would move to the South.

Multiple Choice

The Marquis de Layfayette

• Trained the troops at Valley Forge

• Used his own money to buy supplies for American troops.

• Led the Naval Fleet to victory in New York.

• Won the Battle of Saratoga.